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| 13 Azerbaijani citizens returned to their homeland from Syria | |
| 2025-06-06 | |
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As the "Caucasian Knot" wrote, Azerbaijan periodically organizes the return of its citizens from camps in Syria and Iraq. In June 2024, six Azerbaijani citizens - a woman and five children - were repatriated from Syria, and in October, the country's Foreign Ministry reported the repatriation of two citizens from Iraq. In November 2022, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry estimated the total number of its citizens repatriated from Syria and Iraq over the years of operation at 409 people. The Azerbaijani government announced the return of 13 citizens from Syria on June 4, without specifying the gender and age of the repatriates. According to the country's Foreign Ministry, the group of repatriates arrived in Baku the day before, on June 3. The Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey worked on their return. At the first stage, diplomats established the location and identities of the Azerbaijani citizens, confirming their citizenship, then they were provided with temporary identity cards - certificates for returning to Azerbaijan and air tickets, according to a publication on the department's website. Back in Turkey, specialists from Azerbaijan conducted an initial medical examination of the repatriates and their psychological assessment. Social rehabilitation and reintegration programs into society are provided for them. "The Azerbaijani government will continue to take the necessary measures to repatriate Azerbaijani citizens who have become victims of armed conflict in foreign countries," the ministry said in a statement. | |
| Posted by:badanov |