Kyrgyzstan evacuates its citizens from Turkey

Bishkek, July 2, 2020. /Kabar/. 232 Kyrgyz citizens, including minor children have been returned to Kyrgyzstan from Turkey on Thursday.

"Our citizens have arrived by charter flight of Pegasus Airlines on the Istanbul-Bishkek route,” the press service of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry reported.

"This flight was performed as part of implementation of agreements, reached by the Kyrgyz, Turkish Foreign Ministries in accordance with the instruction of President and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic as part of the ongoing work on the return of Kyrgyz citizens, located in foreign countries because of temporary closure of borders and the suspension of international passenger air traffic due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the world,” the report says.

All those arrived will be placed under surveillance (observation) to undergo appropriate medical procedures in accordance with the established procedure.

"Organization of such flights, designed specifically for the removal of students will be consistently continued," the report says.

The work on the return of Kyrgyz citizens who are in foreign countries and wish to return to their homeland continues.