The evacuation of Uzbek nationals from Saudi Arabia has been completed.
More than 32,000 citizens of Uzbekistan have been evacuated from the Middle East.
As of 7:00 AM on March 13, 32,934 citizens of Uzbekistan who were abroad have been returned to the Homeland. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It is reported that on March 12, with the assistance of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Qatar, 49 citizens were delivered to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, from where their flight to Tashkent was ensured.
"Currently, the next group of citizens is being formed, and the issue of their return to Uzbekistan from Doha via Dubai is being considered," the ministry's report states.
With the help of diplomatic missions in the UAE, 147 citizens have been sent to Tashkent. The embassy in Iran assisted 5 compatriots in leaving through the territory of neighboring countries.
At the same time, the return to the Homeland via Egypt of 4 citizens of Uzbekistan who were in Israel has been organized.
Furthermore, in cooperation with the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Saudi Arabia, the Consulate General in Jeddah, and the Ministry of Transport, 2,735 citizens have been returned to Uzbekistan via charter flights. The evacuation process in this country has been completed.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the activities of diplomatic missions to safely return citizens of Uzbekistan to the Homeland are ongoing.
