Embassy in Uzbekistan, Belavia organize charter flights to bring Belarusians home
18:23, 16 July
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The Belarusian Embassy in Uzbekistan together with the Belarusian airline Belavia organized charter flights to return Belarusians home, Belarusian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Leonid Marinich told BelTA.
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The diplomat noted that the Uzbekistan government has suspended all types of international transport, including by road, air and rail since 16 March. “In this regard, evacuation of Belarusian citizens has become a task of overriding importance for the embassy. Thus, from mid-March to mid-July, more than 120 compatriots were brought home from Uzbekistan with our active participation. We used various options: a flight through Moscow, on private charter flights, transit routes through Minsk. In July, two charter flights were organized along the Tashkent-Minsk route,” Ambassador Leonid Marinich said.
About 250 people, including 29 citizens of Belarus, took advantage of this opportunity. “We are coordinating with Uzbekistan partners a possibility of organizing two more charters by the Belarusian carrier,” the ambassador added.
Another most important task for the embassy, according to the ambassador, is to help Belarusian road freight carriers. During the pandemic, assistance was provided to 19 drivers. “Each case is special, requiring an individual approach. The matter is not only about the crossing of the borders of Uzbekistan's neighbors by road but also assisting drivers- citizens of Belarus with the accelerated mandatory testing for coronavirus, improving conditions and reducing the length of stay in quarantine zones,” Ambassador Leonid Marinich noted.
