Vietnamese Embassy ready to support citizen protection in Syria in case of emergency

The Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and Syria has asked Syria to provide information about Vietnamese citizens who may be living and working in Syria.

Smoke rises during fighting in Syria. Photo: IRNA/VNA

According to a VNA correspondent in the Middle East - North Africa, regarding the protection of Vietnamese citizens in Syria amid the complicated political and security situation in this Middle Eastern country, the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and Syria said on the morning of December 8 that the Embassy has asked the Syrian side to provide information about Vietnamese citizens who may be living, working and studying in Syria, and at the same time requested local authorities to take measures to support the protection of Vietnamese citizens (if any). However, according to the Embassy, the Syrian side informed that they have not yet received specific information about Vietnamese people living in Syria. Previously, the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and Syria provided the Embassy's citizen protection phone numbers to Syrian authorities and made public the phone numbers for Vietnamese citizens to contact in case of urgent protection. The Embassy is also in close contact with the Philippine Embassies in Iran and Syria to request assistance in protecting its citizens in case of emergency. The Philippines is currently evacuating its citizens from Syria. The Embassy has also posted information advising its citizens on the situation in Syria on the Embassy website.

Due to the complicated situation and the possibility of further escalation between rebel forces and the Syrian Government army, the Embassy warns Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Syria at this time. In case Vietnamese citizens are in Syria, they need to urgently evacuate their people and assets to a third country or return to Vietnam. If they need support in an emergency, the Embassy recommends that citizens contact the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and Syria at the citizen protection hotline +98 933 965 8252/+98 991 205 7570 (Whatsapp); or Citizen Protection Hotline of the Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs : +84 981 84 84 84. Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/dai-su-quan-viet-nam-san-sang-ho-tro-bao-ho-cong-dan-tai-syria-trong-truong-hop-khan-cap-20241208131115586.htm