BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 4. Today, 193
Azerbaijani citizens were evacuated to Azerbaijan from Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia, on a special flight belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines,
the head of the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Aykhan Hajizada, said in response to a question from local media,
Trend reports,
citing the Azerbaijani MFA.
"Since the first day of the military escalation, our embassies
and consulates general in the region have continued their
operations in an enhanced mode, and measures are being taken to
provide appropriate assistance to our citizens. At this time, with
the exception of one person, none of our citizens have been
injured. Regarding the evacuation of our citizens, today 193
Azerbaijani citizens, 9 Azerbaijanis who are citizens of Georgia,
and 5 Azerbaijanis who are citizens of Russia were evacuated were
evacuated to our country from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on a special
flight belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines," he said.
A.Hajizada added that, in addition, the return of Azerbaijani
citizens residing in the UAE to our country is being carried out by
the relevant UAE airlines on regular flights. Yesterday, 257
Azerbaijani citizens returned to Azerbaijan. One scheduled flight
from Dubai is scheduled today, and two more scheduled flights are
scheduled on March 5.
"Work is also underway to evacuate 200 of our citizens currently
in Qatar via a special flight. It should be noted that due to the
closure of Qatari airspace, the evacuation of our citizens is
planned via Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, in accordance with the
travel advisory issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Azerbaijani citizens are exiting Iran via the land borders of
Azerbaijan and Turkey, depending on their region of residence. To
date, 260 Azerbaijani citizens have crossed the border. Citizens
currently in the region are urged to closely monitor the security
situation, follow the directions and recommendations of local
authorities, avoid crowded places and enhance personal safety
measures," he said.
