Kyrgyzstan evacuates its nationals from Turkey and several countries

Bishkek, July 29, 2020. /Kabar/. A total of 323 Kyrgyz citizens from Turkey, including young children, have been returned to Kyrgyzstan on July 29, the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry’s press service reported. "Our citizens have arrived by charter flight of Turkish Airlines, following the Istanbul-Bishkek-Istanbul route, organized for the removal of Turkish citizens from Kyrgyzstan and Kyrgyz citizens from Turkey," the report says. This flight was performed as part of implementation of agreements, reached by the Foreign Ministries of the two countries in accordance with the instruction of President and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic as part of the ongoing work on the return of Kyrgyz citizens, located in foreign countries because of temporary closure of borders and the suspension of international passenger air traffic due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the world.rr In connection with the resumption of international air travel by Turkey and the abolition of restrictions on the entry of foreign nationals, Kyrgyzstanis from the United States, Canada, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Northern Cyprus, Hungary, Slovakia, Georgia, the Republic of Korea, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Morocco, Great Britain, Belgium, Norway, Poland and Sweden have been also returned to the homeland on this flight. The work on the return of Kyrgyz citizens who are in foreign countries and wish to return to their homeland continues.