Foreign Ministry Ready to Evacuate Egypt-Stranded Bulgarians

Politics » DIPLOMACY | January 30, 2011, Sunday // 13:10
Foreign Ministry Ready to Evacuate Bulgarians Stranded in Egypt: Foreign Ministry Ready to Evacuate Egypt-Stranded Bulgarians The Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Vesela Cherneva, says Bulgarians currently in Egypt are safe for the time being. Photo by BGNES

There are currently 200 Bulgarians in Egypt, according to information from the Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry.

The news was reported Sunday by Darik radio, citing the Ministry's spokesperson, Vesela Cherneva.

"The Foreign Ministry is alarmed by the events happening in Egypt. We appeal to Bulgarians to postpone and cancel all trips there," Cherneva reiterated.

Regarding Bulgarian citizens, who are now in Egypt, the spokesperson informed the Ministry is in constant contact with the travel agencies which have organized the trips there and if needed those vacationers can be brought back to Bulgaria, adding even the possibility to send emergency airplanes has been discussed.

"Bulgarian tourists are concentrated in resorts, far away from the cities where riots and clashes are taking place. We don't believe, currently and in the next hours, their evacuation is a must. We monitor the situation closely, and we will make all effort to make sure our citizens are safe," Cherneva said.

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Tags: Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry, street protests, protest rallies, civil unrest, Cairo, protests, Mubarak, Vesela Cherneva, clashes, riots

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