1,400 Vietnamese citizens safely repatriated from war-torn Ukraine

A mother welcomes back her son from Ukraine. His flight landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on March 17, and was the third repatriation flight bringing Vietnamese citizens who fled to Romania from Ukraine. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): 1,400 Vietnamese people have been safely evacuated to Vietnam from conflict-hit Ukraine on fight repatriation flights so far, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced at a press briefing on Thursday (March 17).

Responding to reporters’ queries on some alleged issues with regards to citizen protection efforts in Ukraine, spokesperson for the ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng stressed the safeguarding of security, and safety of lives and properties of Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine, is the highest priority of the Vietnamese Communist Party, State, and Government.