Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Ukraine

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that the Vietnamese community in Ukraine prepare the best options to keep themselves and their families safe, including evacuating from big cities and staying away from dangerous areas.

Rescue workers extinguish a fire after a Russian raid on Lviv, Ukraine. (Source: Aljazeera)

On the afternoon of November 21, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , answering reporters' questions about the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said that in the face of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has the risk of escalating and spreading to some major cities of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam recommends that Vietnamese citizens and the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in Ukraine do the following:

The Vietnamese community in Ukraine needs to prepare the best plan to keep themselves and their families safe, including evacuating from big cities and staying away from dangerous areas.

The community also needs to regularly monitor local warning information as well as warnings from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the Consular Department or Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to respond promptly and maintain regular contact with associations, unions and the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine.

Vietnamese citizens are advised not to travel to Ukraine, unless absolutely necessary.

To receive support in case of need, citizens can contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' citizen protection hotline: +84 981 84 84 84.

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Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/bo-ngoai-giao-khuyen-cao-cong-dan-viet-nam-khong-den-ukraine-3330808.html