VOV.VN - A total of 78 Vietnamese citizens have been safely evacuated from conflict zones in Israel and Iran during the recent escalation of tensions between the two Middle Eastern countries, according to Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has issued a letter expressing gratitude to the Vietnamese community in the country for their solidarity, cooperation, and strict compliance with safety guidelines issued by the Israel Home Front Command during the recent period of heightened tensions stemming from the conflict between Israel and Iran.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Iran on June 24, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said at a press briefing on June 26 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of key Government members on June 23 to assess recent developments in the Middle East and other global changes impacting Vietnam’s economic growth and propose timely policy responses.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has worked closely with domestic authorities and representative offices in Israel, Iran, and adjacent areas to monitor developments and implement response measures amidst the escalating tensions between the two countries.

In recent days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), relevant ministries of Vietnam have held discussions and thoroughly studied plans for the safe evacuation of Vietnamese citizens and their assets from Israel and Iran to a third country or back to Vietnam, according to the MoFA’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.

VOV.VN - The first group of 37 Vietnamese citizens are set to be evacuated from Israel to Egypt via the Taba land border crossing on the Sinai Peninsula on June 20, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyen Huy Dung.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised Vietnamese people living there to proactively prepare and seek ways to leave the country via land border crossings, especially toward Jordan or Egypt, when security and safety conditions allow.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has issued a formal advisory to members of the Vietnamese community residing, studying, and working there, underscoring a need to ensure safety as hostilities in the region intensify.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has confirmed that all Vietnamese citizens residing in the country are safe following Iran’s overnight missile attacks on Israel from late June 14 into the early hours of June 15 (local time).