The Transport Ministry is assigned to instruct Vietnamese airlines to put in place plans to transport Vietnamese citizens and their families to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi, (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed official dispatch 201/CD-TTg dated February 26, 2022 on theprotection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities in Ukraine.
The dispatch, sent to ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and agenciesunder the Government, and Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces andcentrally-run cities, says since February 24, the armed conflict in Ukraine hasspread in a fast and complicated manner, directly threatening the life safetyand assets of people and businesses, including that of around 7,000 Vietnameseliving in Ukraine, mainly in Kharkiv, Odesa and Kyiv.
In such a situation, one of the top concerns of the Party, State, Governmentand Prime Minister is to ensure the highest security and safety of lives,assets and legitimate interests of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities inUkraine and related areas, the document says.
In the dispatch, the PM assigns tasks to ministries and People’sCommittees. Accordingly, the Foreign Ministry is required to build plans toensure security and safety and evacuate citizens and members of representativemissions when necessary, while providing support for them in terms ofaccommodation, food and other necessities.
The ministry is also tasked with instructing Vietnameserepresentative missions in Ukraine and adjacent countries to make lists ofVietnamese citizens in conflict areas and take measures to quickly take themout of dangerous areas and take shelter in neighbouring countries whennecessary. The ministry should also have plans ready to bring those people backto Vietnam in case they want to.
Anyone needing support can contact the citizens protection hotlines of theVietnamese Embassy in Ukraine ( 380 (63) 8638999); the Vietnamese Embassy inRussia ( 79916821617); or the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry ( 84965411118, 84 981848484; Email baohocongdan@gmail.com).
The Foreign Ministry should also ask regional countries and international andhumanitarian organisations to provide help to Vietnamese citizens whennecessary.
The Transport Ministry is assigned to instruct Vietnamese airlines to put inplace plans to transport Vietnamese citizens and their families to Vietnam.
The Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry ofLabour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and related ministries and sectors arerequired to take stock of Vietnamese people working and studying in Ukraine andinform the Foreign Ministry to serve the provision of assistance and evacuationto them.
The Ministry of Public Security should create favourable conditions in thegranting of immigration documents to Vietnamese citizens, people of Vietnameseorigin and their family members.
The Ministries of Planning and Investment; Industry and Trade; Finance; Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs, the State Bank of Vietnam and relevant agenciesare required to closely follow the situation in Ukraine and work with relevantpartners to seek suitable measures to ensure Vietnam’s national interest and thelegitimate interests of Vietnamese citizens and businesses.
The Finance Ministry should coordinate with the ForeignMinistry and other ministries and agencies to allocate funding for theimplementation of citizen protection measures.
The Ministry of Information and Communication andthe media are assigned to provide timely and objective information on the situationin Ukraine.
Chairpersons of provinces and centrally-run cities shouldcoordinate with ministries and agencies in protecting citizens and interestsrelated to their localities.
The PM urged the Vietnamese community, Vietnamese businesses and Vietnameseassociations in Ukraine and adjacent countries to uphold the tradition ofsolidarity, self-reliance and mutual help, thus helping each other to overcomedifficulties and mitigate losses./.
The dispatch, sent to ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies and agenciesunder the Government, and Chairpersons of People’s Committees of provinces andcentrally-run cities, says since February 24, the armed conflict in Ukraine hasspread in a fast and complicated manner, directly threatening the life safetyand assets of people and businesses, including that of around 7,000 Vietnameseliving in Ukraine, mainly in Kharkiv, Odesa and Kyiv.
In such a situation, one of the top concerns of the Party, State, Governmentand Prime Minister is to ensure the highest security and safety of lives,assets and legitimate interests of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities inUkraine and related areas, the document says.
In the dispatch, the PM assigns tasks to ministries and People’sCommittees. Accordingly, the Foreign Ministry is required to build plans toensure security and safety and evacuate citizens and members of representativemissions when necessary, while providing support for them in terms ofaccommodation, food and other necessities.
The ministry is also tasked with instructing Vietnameserepresentative missions in Ukraine and adjacent countries to make lists ofVietnamese citizens in conflict areas and take measures to quickly take themout of dangerous areas and take shelter in neighbouring countries whennecessary. The ministry should also have plans ready to bring those people backto Vietnam in case they want to.
Anyone needing support can contact the citizens protection hotlines of theVietnamese Embassy in Ukraine ( 380 (63) 8638999); the Vietnamese Embassy inRussia ( 79916821617); or the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry ( 84965411118, 84 981848484; Email baohocongdan@gmail.com).
The Foreign Ministry should also ask regional countries and international andhumanitarian organisations to provide help to Vietnamese citizens whennecessary.
The Transport Ministry is assigned to instruct Vietnamese airlines to put inplace plans to transport Vietnamese citizens and their families to Vietnam.
The Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry ofLabour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and related ministries and sectors arerequired to take stock of Vietnamese people working and studying in Ukraine andinform the Foreign Ministry to serve the provision of assistance and evacuationto them.
The Ministry of Public Security should create favourable conditions in thegranting of immigration documents to Vietnamese citizens, people of Vietnameseorigin and their family members.
The Ministries of Planning and Investment; Industry and Trade; Finance; Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs, the State Bank of Vietnam and relevant agenciesare required to closely follow the situation in Ukraine and work with relevantpartners to seek suitable measures to ensure Vietnam’s national interest and thelegitimate interests of Vietnamese citizens and businesses.
The Finance Ministry should coordinate with the ForeignMinistry and other ministries and agencies to allocate funding for theimplementation of citizen protection measures.
The Ministry of Information and Communication andthe media are assigned to provide timely and objective information on the situationin Ukraine.
Chairpersons of provinces and centrally-run cities shouldcoordinate with ministries and agencies in protecting citizens and interestsrelated to their localities.
The PM urged the Vietnamese community, Vietnamese businesses and Vietnameseassociations in Ukraine and adjacent countries to uphold the tradition ofsolidarity, self-reliance and mutual help, thus helping each other to overcomedifficulties and mitigate losses./.
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