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Wed, 02/23/2011 - 19:00
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Ukraine to help evacuate Azerbaijani citizens from Libya

TREND - Ukraine will help evacuate Azerbaijani citizens from Libya, said Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, RBK-Ukraine reported.

Eight Azerbaijani citizens will fly on board of the Ukrainian aircraft from Tripoli today, Feb. 23.

Mammadyarov is on an official visit to Ukraine.
Several Azerbaijani citizens, temporarily residing in Libya, appealed to the country's embassy in Tripoli with a request to return to their homeland, Azerbaijani ambassador to Libya Agaselim Shukurov told Trend earlier.

At present, 15-16 Azerbaijani citizens temporarily live in Libya. They are working in the international oil companies.

The embassy created a hotline to communicate with its fellow citizens by calling 0021 821 360 81 92 and 00 21 821 361 81 49. If they have any problems, they can phone any time.

Protest actions in the Libyan provinces demanding Gaddafi’s resignation and all senior officials have been continuing since Feb. 15. According to Human Rights Watch, during the suppression of mass demonstrations, not less than 233 people died.

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