Embassy following situation of Vietnamese in Ukraine

Embassy following situation of Vietnamese in Ukraine The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine is closely monitoring the situation of Vietnamese in the country to protect them from being affected by the political unrest that is taking place there.

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According to the Press and Information Department of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about 10,000 Vietnamese people are living and working in Ukraine, mainly in major cities such as Kharkov, Odessa, Kiev, Donetsk, and Kherson.

As the violent situation in Ukraine, caused by the political unrest in the country, has showed signs of escalation, the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry has asked the Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine to advise Vietnamese citizens not to travel to unsafe areas.

So far, there is no information about losses or damages caused by demonstrations or clashes in Kiev to Vietnamese citizens there.

The embassy is closely following developments in Ukraine and the situation of Vietnamese in the country so that it can take timely measures to protect Vietnamese citizens when necessary.

Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine can contact the Embassy at the hotlines +380503320535 and +380503359097, and their relatives in Vietnam can contact the Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department at 0918370497 for instructions and assistance in emergency cases.

In talking with Tuoi Tre, many Vietnamese living in Ukraine said the unrest has mainly happened in the central area of Kiev while in surrounding areas and in Kharkov, the security situation remains normal.

Doan Manh Cuong, a 24-year-old Master student in Kharkov, said, “Chaos is taking place only in the central area of Kiev, not in other areas nearby. I have two classmates but they have returned to Vietnam to avoid the unrest in Ukraine.”

Cuong said the many Vietnamese in Kharkow are engaged in trade, so their business has been affected by the stronger U.S. dollar against hryvnia, the currency of Ukraine.

“Two months ago, one dollar was equivalent to 8 hryvnia, but now the exchange rate is one dollar to 9-10 hryvnia,” Cuong said.

Pham Van Dien, 55, a Vietnamese trader in Kiev who has lived in Ukraine since 1998, said, “After closing for one day on February 20, the Vietnamese market in Troeshina, Kiev, has opened again.”

Most Vietnamese traders are operating normally at the market. Meanwhile, a number of Vietnamese traders in Kiev have had to halt their activities due to the chaos there, Dien said.

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