Repatriation of Vietnamese stuck abroad amid COVID-19 sound policy: spokesperson
The repatriation of Vietnamese people who are in extremely difficult circumstances abroad and wish to go home amid the COVID-19 pandemic is a sound and humane policy of the Party and the State, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed.
More than 1,000 flights have been operated, bringing home 240,000 Vietnamese from 60 countries and territories safely. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The repatriation of Vietnamesepeople who are in extremely difficult circumstances abroad and wish to go home amidthe COVID-19 pandemic is a sound and humane policy of the Party and the State,spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang affirmed.
She noted that it is also a very important and unprecedented task assignedto the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control,relevant ministries, agencies and localities, and Vietnamese offices in foreigncountries, when speaking at the ministry’s regular pressconference on February 17.
Asked to share her views on the case that someindividuals of the Consular Department under the Foreign Ministry wereprosecuted and detained for “taking bribes” in connection with the repatriation of Vietnamese abroad, the spokesperson stressed that in the context of fighting an unprecedented pandemic with limitedmedical capacity, Vietnam is one of the very few countries in the world that have continuouslyconducted repatriation flights, which has been appreciated by Vietnamese athome and abroad and the international community.
Since the first flight carrying Vietnamese citizens in China’s Wuhan city back to Vietnam in early February 2020, more than 1,000 similar flights have been operated, bringing home 240,000 Vietnamese from 60 countries and territories safely, Hang said, stressing that the case of some individuals abusing their position for personal gains, therefore, cannot negate such efforts and results.
She also emphasised the Foreign Ministry’s consistent view on zero tolerance to any wrongdoing, and all violations of law must be handled in line with legal regulations.
The ministry has closely coordinated with competent agencies to investigate the case, and has suspended the officials involved from their positions to serve the investigation, she added.
The ministry has also asked domestic agencies and Vietnamese representative offices abroad to quickly review their working procedures and make any necessary changes to ensure efficiency and transparency, enhance administrative disciplines and work ethics, conduct serious and regular inspections andsupervision, especially those on administrative procedures, consular affairsand citizen protection, and promptly prevent as well as strictly handle any signs of degradation in politicalideology, morality, lifestyle, self-evolution and self-transformation, and actsthat abuse position and power for personal gain, according to the spokesperson./.
Vietnam Airlines has officially been licensed to operate 12 flights repatriating Vietnamese citizens from the US this year, the national flag carrier said on June 10.
The best possible conditions will be created for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) to return to the homeland with safety from the pandemic ensured, especially now that the Lunar New Year festival is just around the corner, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu has said.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested reducing repatriation flights to Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat to avoid overcrowding at rapid COVID-19 testing sites at the country’s two largest airports.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on January 29 that it had issued a decision to suspend work of four officials of its Consular Department to serve the investigation into a case of taking bribes while licensing the firms that conducted repatriation flights for Vietnamese people.
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More than 1,000 flights have been operated, bringing home 240,000 Vietnamese from 60 countries and territories safely. (Photo: VNA) 
