Hang made the statement when answering questions fromVietnamese and foreign reporters about Vietnam's reaction to recent tensedevelopments in Ukraine and the protection of its citizens.
She called on relevant parties to exercise restraint, abideby the United Nations Charter and basic principles of international law, not touse force, protect people, and continue dialogue to seek peaceful solutions,thus contributing to ensuring peace, security, stability and cooperation in theregion and the world.
Vietnam requests that the safety of lives, propertyas well as legal rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens and businesses in Ukraine be ensured, she stressed.
The spokesperson informed that Vietnamese representative offices in Ukraine and domesticauthorities are closely coordinating and ready to carry out citizen protectionplans./.