Lebanese Students in War-Hit Ukraine Plead to Return Home
Lebanese students and citizens in Ukraine are urging the Lebanese embassy and authorities to return them home due to the Russian invasion of the country that started at dawn Thursday.
A Lebanese student in Kyiv told al-Jadeed TV in a phone interview that the Lebanese students in the city have gathered in “safe houses.”
“We are waiting for any news from the (Lebanese) embassy (in Kyiv) as to where we can go and how to return to Lebanon, whether through the airport or any nation or location,” the student said.
“Until now we have not received any information or phone call… They have published phone numbers on Facebook and sometimes we try to call them,” the student added.
The head of the Lebanese expat community in Ukraine meanwhile said the Lebanese embassy there is “unfortunately not answering” any phone calls.
Later in the day, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry said it held consultations with the Lebanese embassy in Kyiv and that it urges all Lebanese citizens in Ukraine to observe utmost caution and stay in safe places.
It also said that Lebanese nationals wishing to leave Ukraine should register their names on https://mfa.gov.lb/Ukraineform as it added that it is “continuing its political contacts with all relevant and friendly countries, including neighboring nations, to secure safe corridors and facilitate the departure of willing Lebanese citizens.”
The Ministry added that it will later issue more statements to clarify the procedures.
Source: Naharnet
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