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Ammon News - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, offered the Kingdom's condolences to the families of 5 Vietnamese citizens, who died in the tragic gas leak in Aqaba on Monday.

In a phone call made on Wednesday, with his Vietnamese counterpart, Bùi Thanh Son, Safadi also reassured Son about the condition of 7 Vietnamese citizens who were injured in the incident and currently receiving treatment in Jordan's hospitals, adding that the injured Vietnamese nationals are receiving all necessary medical care.

For his part, Son offered his country's condolences to the families of the eight Jordanian citizens who passed away in the tragic incident, affirming his country's solidarity with the Kingdom.

In addition, the Vietnamese minister thanked Jordan for the "effective" contact with his country "immediately" after the unfortunate incident, lauding the care provided to its injured citizens.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs had contacted the Vietnamese authorities about the painful incident, and coordinated contacts of the non-resident Vietnamese embassy in Jordan with the injured Vietnamese nationals, and coordinated their relatives' contacts with them.

Referring to Jordanian government's official investigation into the unfortunate incident, Safadi agreed with Son to update Vietnamese authorities on the investigation's progress and outcomes.