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| Six Azerbaijani citizens return from Syria |
| 2024-06-06 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] A woman 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, on May 14, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported that eight Azerbaijani citizens - three women and five children - were repatriated from the “conflict regions” of Syria. On June 4, six Azerbaijani citizens (five children and one woman), who were kept in camps in Syria, were repatriated to their homeland, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported. “First of all, the location, identity and citizenship of the repatriates of the Republic of Azerbaijan were determined, and then transportation to the territory of the Turkish Republic was carried out,” the department reported. Representatives of government agencies responsible for the repatriation of Azerbaijani citizens from Iraq and Syria were sent to Turkey. “Our citizens were provided with plane tickets and certificates of return to the Republic of Azerbaijan. On June 4, 2024, accompanied by a delegation, the specified citizens were repatriated to our country,” Report quotes the department as saying. Let us remind you that on February 21, two women and five children who were in camps in Syria were returned to Azerbaijan. In October 2023, a woman and nine children were returned to Azerbaijan from Syrian camps, and in August of the same year, three women and 13 children were returned. 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. Related: Azerbaijan: 2024-05-22 Thousands of Iranians surround late president's coffin as 5-day mourning starts Azerbaijan: 2024-05-21 Israel says 'it wasn't us' after Raisi Iran chopper crash sparks finger pointing Azerbaijan: 2024-05-21 'Technical failure' caused Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter crash |
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