11 Azerbaijani Citizens Repatriated From Syria
Date
5/28/2022 3:18:03 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 28. From May 25 through
28, 11 citizens of Azerbaijan were repatriated to their homeland,
including nine children and two women who were held in the Amerna
camp in the Syrian city of Jerablus. Among the repatriates are two
sisters, aged 6 and 9, who lost both parents, Trend reports citing
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
These persons were brought back as a result of phased and
coordinated measures taken by the government of Azerbaijan.
First, the location, identity and belonging to the citizenship
of Azerbaijan of persons subject to repatriation were determined.
Then, on the basis of the agreement reached, their transit through
Turkey was ensured.
In this regard, members of the working group responsible for the
repatriation of Azerbaijani citizens from Iraq and Syria,
representatives of the relevant state bodies, sent to Turkey,
conducted a preliminary medical and psychological examination of
the repatriates and provided them with the necessary
assistance.
On May 28, accompanied by an Azerbaijani delegation, the
mentioned citizens were delivered to Azerbaijan by Ankara-Baku
flight. After completion of the relevant procedures, they will be
handed over to their families and guardians.
The Government of Azerbaijan provides for the adoption of all
necessary measures for the reintegration and rehabilitation of the
persons concerned. Along with the joint and coordinated activities
of the relevant state bodies of Azerbaijan in the implementation of
repatriation, the assistance fromTurkey should be especially
noted.
The Government Azerbaijan will continue to take, in accordance
with national legislation and international treaties to which
Azerbaijan is a party, the necessary measures to protect the rights
and freedoms of the country's citizens who find themselves in a
difficult life situation abroad and in need of assistance, the
Foreign Ministry noted.
Tags:
- Syria
- Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan
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