AMMAN — Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
Ayman Safadi on Monday called 12 representatives of Jordanian embassies stationed at
border crossings between Ukraine and neighboring countries Romania, Slovakia,
Poland, and Hungary to facilitate the evacuation of Jordanians from Ukraine,
according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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During the phone calls, Safadi
stressed that the security and safety of Jordanians is an urgent priority and
called on the embassy staff to provide all assistance to Jordanians crossing
from
Ukraine, including consular services, documents, and other facilities for
the journey back home.
He thanked the embassy personnel,
who headed to the border posts after the start of military operations in
Ukraine, expressing his appreciation for their "tireless efforts" in
coordination with the ministry's Crisis Cell and Jordanian embassies in
Ankara,
Bucharest,
Berlin, Vienna, and Moscow.
Since the start of the
Russian military campaign, more than 1,059 Jordanian citizens and their families have crossed
the borders from Ukraine to neighboring countries, where they were handled by
Foreign Ministry representatives at the border posts. So far, 265 Jordanians
arrived back home and more than 40 were expected to return from Warsaw this
evening.
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