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| 11 Azerbaijani citizens brought home from Syria | |
| 2022-05-29 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Two adults and nine children, including two sisters who lost their parents, have been returned to their homeland from a refugee camp in the Syrian city of Jerablus,
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that the Azerbaijani authorities periodically report on the return of natives of the country from the countries of the Middle East. From 2018 to the end of 2020, 248 children were returned from Iraq. In 2021, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reported on the return of children from Iraq, Syria and Turkey. On November 24, 2021, the Azerbaijani authorities returned to their homeland 12 natives of the country who were kept in the Amerna camp in the city of Jerablus in Syria. On March 31, seven Azerbaijani citizens were repatriated from the same camp. On May 25, two children who were kept in a correctional facility in Iraq arrived from Baghdad, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told in the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. The total number of Azerbaijani citizens repatriated from Iraq has reached 290 . The return of 11 Azerbaijani citizens from Syria to their homeland was reported today by the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. "On May 25-28, 2022, 11 citizens of Azerbaijan were repatriated, including nine children and two women who were held in the Amerna camp in the city of Jerablus," the ministry's press release, translated into Russian by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, says. Among the repatriates are two sisters, six and nine years old, who lost both parents, the ministry said in a statement. According to the ministry, first of all, the location, identity and belonging of the repatriated to the citizenship of Azerbaijan were determined. Then they were sent to Turkey, where Azerbaijani specialists conducted a preliminary medical and psychological examination and provided them with the necessary assistance. After that, the Azerbaijani embassy in Turkey provided the repatriates with a "certificate of return" and air tickets. On May 28, they flew to Azerbaijan by Ankara-Baku flight, the press release says. All those who returned to their homeland upon completion of the paperwork will be transferred to their families or guardians. The Azerbaijani government intends to take all necessary measures for the reintegration and rehabilitation of repatriates, the ministry said. In recent years, the Azerbaijani authorities have been repatriating children and women from Iraq and Syria from the families of people who once went to fight in these countries as part of various armed formations, Tofig Turkel, an observer for the Turan agency on the Middle East, told the "Caucasian Knot" earlier. "Some created families there, and children were already born in these countries. After the liquidation of these terrorist groups, the death, arrest or flight of militants, women and children of foreigners, including Azerbaijanis, were placed in special camps, shelters or were kept in places of detention. According as Azeri citizenship is established, these people are brought back in. It often happens that children have lost both parents, and it takes some time to establish their citizenship. After the return of children without parents, they are usually given to close relatives - on the paternal or maternal side. Usually such children are taken away by uncles, aunts or grandparents. If there are none, then the children are sent to orphanages," he said. Источник: https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/377619/ © Кавказский Узел | |
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