"A total of 30 of the 36 Bulgarian citizens and their family members, who were successfully evacuated with the first possible group from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, are now in Bulgaria. According to their own wish, 6 stayed in Cairo with their relatives", announced Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maria Gabriel.
A family of three arrived first with a flight from Cairo to Sofia via Athens on November 3.
Today, the rest of the Bulgarian citizens and members of their families successfully landed in two groups - 18 people from Rome and 9 from Istanbul.
"In less than 48 hours, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, our diplomatic representations in Cairo, Ramallah and Tel Aviv, the consular services in Athens, Istanbul and Rome and the "Situation Center" directorate in full mobilization and with coordinated efforts managed to organize the smooth transportation of our compatriots and their families to Bulgaria", said Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
"From their evacuation from the Gaza Strip to their successful return to the country, the teams of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were engaged to provide full cooperation and support to Bulgarian citizens and their families. Bulgaria is among the first countries that have successfully carried out the evacuation and repatriation of their citizens and their family members. I express my gratitude to all the parties involved in the process and to the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs", said Maria Gabriel. /BGNES
