MAE: Another three Romanian citizens and one family member, evacuated from Yemen

Another three Romanian citizens and one family member, citizen of the Republic of Yemen have been safely evacuated, by car, from the locality Wadi Dawan to Saudi Arabia, according to a Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) release remitted to AGERPRES on Wednesday.

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Romania's Embassies of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi took the legal steps, with the border authorities, in order to facilitate the visa issue for the entrance to Saudi Arabia for all the group members.

During the travel to the border with Saudi Arabia the group was in permanent connection with Romania's Embassy in Abu Dhabi.

Through the Romanian diplomatic missions in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, the task force kept in touch on a permanent basis with the authorities in the area and with the group of Romanian citizens and monitored the entire travel on the route Yemen ? Saudi Arabia, the cited source points out.

The evacuations on Wednesday were possible due to the conjugated efforts of the task force activated and coordinated by the Foreign Affairs Minister and of the Romanian diplomatic missions in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh.

The task force is continuing the efforts to safely evacuate the Romanian citizens present in the Republic of Yemen and stays in constant communication with them and with all the competent authorities in the region, the release points out.

Until present, the number of persons evacuated from the Republic of Yemen, with the support of MAE, stands at 42 citizens and seven family members. AGERPRES