Around 700 Vietnamese citizens in Myanmar's conflict areas move to safe places
VGP - As many as 700 Vietnamese citizens in Northern Myanmar have moved to temporary safe places while many other cases are being verified, said Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.
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The Spokesperson made the announcement at a press briefing in Ha Noi on November 23 in the wake of the complicated security situation in some northern states of Myanmar.
The Foreign Ministry immediately directed the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar to work with Myanmar authorities to ensure safety and basic living conditions for the Vietnamese citizens while facilitating their movement out of fighting areas after receiving information about the situation in late October.
The ministry and Vietnamese representative agencies in Myanmar and China have also worked closely and shared information with representative agencies of countries having citizens in this region, and asked Chinese authorities to support Viet Nam in implementing citizen protection work.
The ministry continues collaborating with domestic and foreign agencies to implement measures to ensure safety of Vietnamese citizens and implement plans to evacuate citizens as soon as possible, the diplomat said.
The ministry will continue to closely monitor the situation, keep in touch with Vietnamese citizens in refugee areas, and be prepared to take necessary protection measures to bring citizens home safely./.
