Vietnamese nationals should not travel to Syria amid complex situation: Foreign Ministry
VGP - Vietnamese citizens have been advised not to travel to Syria these days as the political and security situation has evolved complicatedly there, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Iran cum Syria has requested Syrian authorities to provide information on Vietnamese nationals currently living and working in Syria and take measures to protect them if necessary
The embassy also provided Syrian authorities with its citizen protection hotlines while publicizing its hotlines for Vietnamese nationals to contact if necessary.
The diplomatic mission has also requested the Philippine Embassy in Iran and Syria to coordinate in evacuating citizens from Syria in case of emergency.
Vietnamese citizens in Syria should contact the embassy if they need assistance via the hotlines: 98 933 965 8252/ 98 991 205 7570 (Whatsapp) or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' citizen protection hotline: 84 981 84 84 84./.