A special evacuation flight safely transported 99 Kazakh citizens and their family members from the Gaza Strip to Almaty on Nov. 17, reported the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service.
Upon completing all mandatory procedures at the airport, the evacuated citizens are provided with temporary accommodation and essential legal, medical, and other assistance.
The successful evacuation is the outcome of coordinated work of the Kazakh Embassies in Egypt, Israel, and Jordan with the authorized bodies of these countries and international organizations.
Photo credit: Kazakh Foreign Ministry.
Following negotiations with the foreign ministries’ leadership in the Middle East region, the ministry reached an agreement for the secure and unconditional departure of Kazakh citizens from the Gaza Strip under the directives of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
The ministry assured that Kazakh diplomats will continue to organize evacuation measures and assist citizens remaining in the conflict zone.
The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Kingdom of Sweden and in the Kingdom of Denmark was opened on March 8, 2014 by direct decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a view to strengthening diplomatic relations. The site is introduced to keep the wide public informed on activity of the diplomatic mission in Sweden, and to provide information support for the citizens of Kazakhstan who live in Sweden and foreigners who are going to visit Kazakhstan as tourists or businessmen.