 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung works with UK authorities on lorry incident (Photo: VNA) |
On Wednesday, the Deputy FM worked with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Asia and the Pacific) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Heather Wheeler; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Home Office Seema Kennedy; Senior Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray; and Director-General Economic and Global Issues at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Menna Rawlings.
The Vietnamese diplomat took the occasion to thank the UK side for their active cooperation, saying Vietnamese authorities will carry out citizen protection measures if necessary and hope to receive support from the UK in the process.
He asked the UK to speed up the investigation into the case, mete out strict punishments to the wrongdoers, and enhance coordination with Vietnam to prevent the crime of illegal transporting migrants.