Upon instructions of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Ministry of Foreign Affairs evacuated Kazakhstan citizens from the Gaza Strip, El.kz cites MFA.
Today, 99 passengers – citizens of Kazakhstan and their family members arrived safely in Almaty by a special evacuation flight.
Upon completion of all the mandatory procedures at the airport, the evacuated citizens are provided with temporary accommodation and necessary legal, medical and other assistance.
The successful evacuation is the result of the joint coordinated work of the Embassies of Kazakhstan in Israel, Jordan and Egypt with the authorized bodies of these countries and international organizations.
Following negotiations with the leadership of the foreign ministries of the Middle East region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan managed to reach an agreement on the safe and unconditional departure of our citizens from the Gaza Strip.
Kazakh diplomats will continue to work on organizing evacuation measures and providing assistance to citizens of Kazakhstan who remained in the conflict zone.