Vietnamese families ask for return of their 24 relatives
HANOI - A Viet Nam Red Cross delegation made a two-day Cambodia visit that ended on
Thursday, April 12, at the request of families of 24 Vietnamese citizens who are being detained there.
The delegation, led by Viet Nam Red Cross (VNRC) Deputy Chairman Nguyen Dinh Huong, met with
Cambodia Red Cross Society Chairwoman Bun Rany Hun Sen and Cambodian Royal Government's
representative Om Yin Tieng to discuss the issue.
The VNRC head delegate gave Cambodia's Government and Red Cross Society a letter from VNRC
Chairman Nguyen Trong Nhan and petitions sent by family members of the detained citizens, seeking the
early return of the 24 people.
He proposed that Cambodia's Government and Red Cross create favourable conditions for the 24 to reunite
with their families and stabilize their lives at the earliest possible opportunity.
This proposal was based on the traditional spirit of co-operation, friendship and neighbourly relations
between Viet Nam and Cambodia, and humanitarian policies in line with bilateral agreements and international
legal responsibilities recognised by the two.
Huong also informed the detained Vietnamese of their families' earnest hope for their return and of the
Vietnamese Government's undertaking not to try any of them.
The VNRC, in co-coperation with local authorities, would help them to re-integrate into the community, he
said.
Vietnam News Agency - April 13, 2001.
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