Efforts made to safely evacuate Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine’s Mariupol city
The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia is urgently promoting the evacuation of Vietnamese citizens from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, after receiving information that some are stranded here.
Group of Vietnamese citizens who travelled from Donetsk, Ukraine to Russia (File photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia is urgently promotingthe evacuation of Vietnamese citizens from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol,after receiving information that some are stranded here.
According to Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, currently living inMariupol, there are 24 Vietnamese households in the city. On March 15, somefamilies left the city by themselves. At present, several families are still inthe city and facing many difficulties due to the severe weather.
Immediately after receiving the above information, the VietnameseMinistry of Foreign Affairs and its State Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Affairsdirected the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia to find ways to support people in need.
The embassy has also contacted the Foreign Ministry,Defence Ministry and authorities of Russia for help to ensure the safe evacuation of Vietnamese citizens in Mariupol.
Vu Son Viet, First Secretary of the Vietnamese Embassy inRussia, said that the Russian side confirmed that it will send buses to pick upevacuees at the headquarters of the Organisation for Security and Cooperationin Europe (OSCE) in the city of Mariupol at 25 Primorsky Bulvar.
The embassy has sent a notice to Vietnamese people tourgently prepare and be ready to gather at this address to wait for the buses when there is a notice from the Russian side.
However, Viet also warned of the interruption of theevacuation as the situation is still complicated.
In the immediate future, the embassy has sent the locationwhere Vietnamese families are temporarily staying in Mariupol city to theRussian Ministry of Defence so that it can provide humanitarian support andnecessities for them.
When full information is available, the embassy will sendstaff to pick up the citizens on the other side of the border - Rostov provinceof Russia. People are advised to contact the embassy at 79629703333,79165385999 when in need./.
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Group of Vietnamese citizens who travelled from Donetsk, Ukraine to Russia (File photo: VNA) 
