MFA: 195 Azerbaijani citizens in Abu Dhabi and Dubai being evacuated

Based on the instruction of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, another evacuation of Azerbaijani citizens who remained in the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates due to the war situation in the Middle East has been carried out to Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan told

"Thus, over the past few days, as a result of the efforts of our Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and our Consulate General in Dubai, a registration of our citizens wishing to return to our country has been carried out.

Afterwards, our citizens were transported by special buses allocated by our diplomatic missions to Oman airport, with the coordination of our Embassy in Oman, and were sent to Azerbaijan by a special flight of Azerbaijan Airlines.

A total of 195 Azerbaijani citizens, 1 Turkish citizen, and 2 foreign citizens holding residence permits in Azerbaijan are returning to our country on the mentioned flight.

The situation in the region is being carefully monitored by our side, and the safety of our citizens remains a priority," the Ministry noted.