The measures announced by Ilie Bolojan for the evacuation of Romanians from the Middle East. “I understand the impatience and concern of those who want to return to the country”

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan declared on Saturday evening that the Government is dealing “with the greatest attention to the situation of the Romanians surprised by the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, in the areas affected by the conflict”, and announced several measures in this regard.

According to the balance presented on Saturday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, approximately 14,000 Romanian citizens affected by the conflict in the Middle East are under the attention of the Crisis Cell, of which over 1,500 have already been repatriated.

“As the security situation allows, we are organizing new actions to evacuate those in the affected areas. Other flights are in advanced operational preparation in the coming days, either in European cooperation or charter flights for assisted repatriation, for a fee. At the beginning of next week, two flights are scheduled through Oman,” the prime minister said, on Saturday, in a post on Facebook.

He stated that the Romanian authorities continue to collaborate with the other EU states “to facilitate the boarding of Romanians on the flights organized by them for the repatriation of their own citizens”.

“We are also working to increase the number of commercial races”

Ilie Bolojan said that “evacuation flights supported by the public budget and European funds, intended especially for vulnerable categories, can only cover part of the total need for repatriation”.

“That is why we are also working to increase the number of safe commercial flights through which citizens can return to the country. Starting next week, the authorities in the United Arab Emirates have confirmed to us the increase in the number of daily commercial flights to Bucharest, depending on the security conditions”, continued Bolojan.

At the same time, according to the prime minister, the decision was made to introduce “into the reservation systems requests for flight color at Dubai airport, for the companies that transported Romanian tourists through travel agencies”.

“Consular assistance teams have been supplemented”

Prime Minister Bolojan thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, consular staff, embassies and all those involved in supporting and repatriating Romanians, stating at the same time that “the consular assistance teams have been supplemented”.

“I understand the impatience and concern of those who want to return to the country, as well as the anxiety of their families. We are doing everything possible for the Romanians to get home safely, as soon as possible”, concluded Ilie Bolojan.