(VOV) - Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on Friday paid tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at the Korean Embassy in Hanoi. On behalf of the Vietnamese Government and people, Minh conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved and expressed hope that in due time the Korean Government, people and victims’ families will overcome their grief and stabilise their lives. Ambassador Jun Dae Ju thanked Vietnam for its fine sentiment for Korean people.
On the occasion, Minh briefed the ambassador on recent rallies in several industrial parks in southern Vietnam where Vietnamese people expressed their patriotism and protested against China’s illegal placement of a mobile oil-rig Ocean-981 deep inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
However, some extremists incited workers to cause social disorder and instability and destroy properties of both Vietnamese and foreign investors, including Korean businesses. Minh emphasized that the Vietnamese Government has deployed drastic measures to prevent and strictly punish extremists in line with law. He stressed that Vietnam has made great effort to build an environment of peace and stability, create the best possible conditions and ensure safety for foreign individuals and businesses in Vietnam.