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Work is underway to determine the exact number and location of Azerbaijani citizens in Syria - MFA

28 December 2024 16:13 (UTC +04:00)

In accordance with the “Rules for repatriation and rehabilitation of minors of the Republic of Azerbaijan in poor conditions abroad” approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 2336 dated 28 October 2023, repatriation of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan continued throughout 2024, this was reflected in the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the results of 2024, APA reports.

"During 2020-2024, the number of citizens repatriated from the Syrian Arab Republic to our country reached 224 people, 172 of whom were children and 52 women. At the same time, after the collapse of the Assad regime, work is underway to determine the exact number and location of Azerbaijani citizens in Syria. In accordance with the instruction of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, repatriation of 295 citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan from the Republic of Iraq, including 288 children and 7 women, has been carried out for the last several years," the press release reads.