National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is scheduled to conduct the first flight to repatriate Vietnamese people home from Ukraine. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Two flights repatriating Vietnamese people form Ukrainewill depart from Romania and Poland this week.
Oneflight, conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, is scheduled todepart from Romania on March 7 transporting 283 Vietnamese citizens.It is expected to arrive at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at noonon March 8.
Theother flight, conducted by Bamboo Airlines, will depart from Poland on March 9with 270 passengers onboard. It is scheduled to arrive at the Noi Bai airporton March 10 in the morning.
TheGovernment recently approved the policy to arrange flights to bring Vietnamesepeople from Ukraine home.
Withspirit of humanity and placing the highest priority to the protection ofVietnamese citizens, the Government allows the organisation of flightsrepatriating Vietnamese people and their families.
Theywill receive COVID-19 tests upon their arrival in Vietnam and takenecessary medical measures in line with the Ministry of Health’s instructions.
TheGovernment assigned the Ministry of Transport to take the major lead inarranging the flights, while the Ministry of Finance was asked to finance theflights.
Aspart of efforts to implement the Prime Minister’s direction, the Ministry ofForeign Affairs has worked with the Ministry of Transport to conduct the tworepatriation flights.
TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs plans to coordinate with agencies to continue toarrange flights to evacuate Vietnamese people and their family members fromdangerous areas in Ukraine to neighbouring countries, and bring those who wishto return to Vietnam depending on the real situation and capacity of Vietnam.
Inrecent days, Vietnamese representative offices in Ukraine and neighbouringcountries have coordinated closely with local authorities and Vietnameseassociations in host countries to support the Vietnamese community to evacuatefrom conflict areas and provide them with temporary accommodations andessential necessities.
Asof March 5, more than 2,000 Vietnamese people had been evacuated from fightingzones in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. Of them, over 1,000 had arrived inPoland, 370 had come to Romania, 200 had been on the way from Moldova toRomania, about 190 had reached Hungary and about 40 had come to Slovakia.
TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs’ group for citizen protection and representativeoffices are keeping a close watch on the situation and receiving requests fromVietnamese people through citizen protection hotlines.
Vietnamesein Ukraine and neighbouring countries who need support or wish to flee from warareas can contact the ministry and representative offices in countries throughfollowing phone numbers:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 84-965411118, 84-981848484; Email:baohocongdan@gmail.com
Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine: 380 (63) 8638999
Vietnamese Embassy in Russia: 79916821617
Vietnamese Embassy in Poland: 0048782257359
Vietnamese Embassy in Romania: 0040744645037
Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia: 421 2 5245 1263, 421 915 419 568.
Oneflight, conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, is scheduled todepart from Romania on March 7 transporting 283 Vietnamese citizens.It is expected to arrive at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at noonon March 8.
Theother flight, conducted by Bamboo Airlines, will depart from Poland on March 9with 270 passengers onboard. It is scheduled to arrive at the Noi Bai airporton March 10 in the morning.
TheGovernment recently approved the policy to arrange flights to bring Vietnamesepeople from Ukraine home.
Withspirit of humanity and placing the highest priority to the protection ofVietnamese citizens, the Government allows the organisation of flightsrepatriating Vietnamese people and their families.
Theywill receive COVID-19 tests upon their arrival in Vietnam and takenecessary medical measures in line with the Ministry of Health’s instructions.
TheGovernment assigned the Ministry of Transport to take the major lead inarranging the flights, while the Ministry of Finance was asked to finance theflights.
Aspart of efforts to implement the Prime Minister’s direction, the Ministry ofForeign Affairs has worked with the Ministry of Transport to conduct the tworepatriation flights.
TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs plans to coordinate with agencies to continue toarrange flights to evacuate Vietnamese people and their family members fromdangerous areas in Ukraine to neighbouring countries, and bring those who wishto return to Vietnam depending on the real situation and capacity of Vietnam.
Inrecent days, Vietnamese representative offices in Ukraine and neighbouringcountries have coordinated closely with local authorities and Vietnameseassociations in host countries to support the Vietnamese community to evacuatefrom conflict areas and provide them with temporary accommodations andessential necessities.
Asof March 5, more than 2,000 Vietnamese people had been evacuated from fightingzones in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. Of them, over 1,000 had arrived inPoland, 370 had come to Romania, 200 had been on the way from Moldova toRomania, about 190 had reached Hungary and about 40 had come to Slovakia.
TheMinistry of Foreign Affairs’ group for citizen protection and representativeoffices are keeping a close watch on the situation and receiving requests fromVietnamese people through citizen protection hotlines.
Vietnamesein Ukraine and neighbouring countries who need support or wish to flee from warareas can contact the ministry and representative offices in countries throughfollowing phone numbers:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 84-965411118, 84-981848484; Email:baohocongdan@gmail.com
Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine: 380 (63) 8638999
Vietnamese Embassy in Russia: 79916821617
Vietnamese Embassy in Poland: 0048782257359
Vietnamese Embassy in Romania: 0040744645037
Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia: 421 2 5245 1263, 421 915 419 568.
Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary 36 308 385 699./.
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