 Toxic gas treatment team on duty at the scene of a gas leak at the port of Aqaba, Jordan, June 27, 2022. Photo: AFP/VNA
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Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, on behalf of the Government of Vietnam, sent his condolences to the Government and people of Jordan for the great loss caused by the accident as he had a phone conversation with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi on Wednesday.
He thanked the Jordanian foreign ministry and authorities for promptly reporting on the five Vietnamese people killed and for providing medical help for those injured. The minister also asked the Jordanian authorities to speed up the investigation of the cause of the explosion and guide the handling of post-mortem procedures for the deceased victims.
 Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son talks by phone with Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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The Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister sent condolences to Minister Son and the families of the victims and pledged best efforts to coordinate and support the Vietnamese Embassy in protecting citizens and handling the dead’s remains.
According to the Embassy of Vietnam in Arab Saudi and Jordan, a poisonous gas explosion at Jordan’s southern port of Aqaba on Monday killed 13 people and injured 251 others. A initial report shows that the accident claimed the lives of five Vietnamese citizens and injured seven others who all are crewmembers of Hong Kong (China)-flagged vessel Forest 6.