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Evacuation of Serbian nationals from Libya to start tomorrow morning
Belgrade,
22 February 2011
State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mirko Stefanovic said today that the evacuation of Serbian nationals from Libya will start early tomorrow morning as the Serbian government has obtained the license for three aircraft that will bring around 500 citizens of Serbia from Tripoli to Belgrade.
Stefanovic said at an extraordinary press conference that in line with suggestions of the Libyan authorities, the evacuation will start in the morning because of the curfew which will be in force during the night.
He specified that around 550 Serbian nationals in Tripoli applied for evacuation and added that there are between 320 and 330 Serbian citizens in Ras Lanuf, while 60 nurses from Serbia are in Benghazi. Serbian nationals who are in Ras Lanuf and Benghazi will be transported by boats because the local airports are closed, Stefanovic noted. Those who are in Benghazi will be evacuated with the help of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and those in Ras Lanuf with the assistance of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations.
Stefanovic said that the Serbian authorities and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are in constant communication with the British, Austrian and Italian crisis teams in order to evacuate through them the few Serbian nationals who have been working in Libya for companies from these countries.
Two more ministry representatives will be sent to the Serbian embassy in Tripoli tomorrow to register Serbian nationals and secure a safe exit from Libya for them, he explained.
The situation in Libya is calmer today than during the previous several days and Serbian nationals in Libya are well and safe, Stefanovic concluded.
He specified that around 550 Serbian nationals in Tripoli applied for evacuation and added that there are between 320 and 330 Serbian citizens in Ras Lanuf, while 60 nurses from Serbia are in Benghazi. Serbian nationals who are in Ras Lanuf and Benghazi will be transported by boats because the local airports are closed, Stefanovic noted. Those who are in Benghazi will be evacuated with the help of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and those in Ras Lanuf with the assistance of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations.
Stefanovic said that the Serbian authorities and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are in constant communication with the British, Austrian and Italian crisis teams in order to evacuate through them the few Serbian nationals who have been working in Libya for companies from these countries.
Two more ministry representatives will be sent to the Serbian embassy in Tripoli tomorrow to register Serbian nationals and secure a safe exit from Libya for them, he explained.
The situation in Libya is calmer today than during the previous several days and Serbian nationals in Libya are well and safe, Stefanovic concluded.
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