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| Seven Azerbaijani citizens returned from Syria |
| 2024-02-22 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Two women and five children who were in camps in Syria have been returned to Azerbaijan, the Foreign Ministry reported. As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, Azerbaijan periodically organizes the return of its citizens from camps in Syria and Iraq. Thus, in October 2023, a woman and nine children were returned from Syrian camps, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported. In August of the same year, three women and 13 children who were held in a Syrian camp were also brought to Azerbaijan. At least 120 women from Azerbaijan remain in Iraq, Turan agency columnist Tofig Turkel reported in June 2023. In November 2022, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry estimated the total number of its citizens repatriated from Syria and Iraq over the years at 409 people. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry today announced the repatriation of seven Azerbaijani citizens from Syria. “As a result of phased and coordinated measures of the Azerbaijani government, on February 20, seven citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan, namely five children and two women, who were kept in camps in Syria, were repatriated to the country,” the department said in a statement, translated into Russian by a correspondent "Caucasian Knot". The Foreign Ministry noted that after establishing the location, identities and citizenship of these people, their transfer to Turkish territory was ensured. “Representatives of government agencies responsible for the repatriation of Azerbaijani citizens from Iraq and Syria were sent to Turkey, where medical and psychological examination of the repatriates was provided,” the press release notes. According to the department, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Turkey provided those repatriated with certificates of return to Azerbaijan and air tickets. “At the next stage, it is planned to implement measures for social rehabilitation and reintegration of repatriates into society. The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan will continue to take the necessary measures for the repatriation of Azerbaijani citizens who have become victims of armed conflict on the territory of foreign states,” the statement says. In recent years, more than 450 people have been repatriated from Syria and Iraq to Azerbaijan, “and this process continues,” a representative of the interdepartmental working group on the repatriation of Azerbaijani citizens told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent today. |
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