The MAE warns the Romanians to avoid the northern area of the Sinai Peninsula, in the context of “Global march to Gaza”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) warns Romanian citizens on Friday, June 13, to avoid traveling in the northern area of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, considering that “the global march to Gaza” is ongoing.
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“In the context of organizing on the territory of the Arab Republic of Egypt of the” global march to Gaza “by multiple non-governmental organizations and civic initiative groups, an unofficial event that citizens of several states have been rallied and which involves a group travel to the Sinai Peninsula, to the point of crossing the frontier of Rafah) The attention to the extremely difficult humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) reminds the existence of a travel warning to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The alert level is 7 out of 9, respectively “Avoid any journey in certain regions!” “said MAE on Friday night, in a press release.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates the firm recommendation addressed to Romanian citizens to avoid any travel in the northern area of the Sinai Peninsula.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that such trips be avoided in the border region with the Gaza strip. At the same time, the MAE firmly discourages the involvement of Romanian citizens in actions that can generate consular emergency situations in this context and reiterate the importance of complying with the strict access rules in the border area withthe institution also transmitted.
The Ministry reminds that “Romania will continue to contribute to the effort to mitigate the effects of the humanitarian crisis on the Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, through concrete mechanisms, acting in close coordination with its national and international institutional partners ”.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirms the need to identify solutions that lead to reduction of tensions, a permanent cessation of fire, release of all hostages, protecting the civilian population and resuming humanitarian aid for affected civilians.”, The press release shows.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds the Romanian citizens that they can request consular assistance at the Romanian Embassy phone number in Cairo: +202 2735 53 26, the appeals being redirected to the Center for the Romanian Citizens from abroad (CCSCRS) and taken over by the Call Center operators in permanent regime.
Also, the Romanian citizens who face a difficult, special situation, with an emergency character, have the emergency phone of the embassy: +202 2735 95 46.
Hundreds of people – mainly Tunisians – left for buses on Monday to the Gaza Strip, with the declared intention to “break the Israeli block”, after over a year and a half of war, the organizers announced, writes news.ro.
