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Thu, 03/31/2011 - 07:45
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EMERCOM special plane with Russia evacuees departs from Tunisia
TUNIS, March 31 (Itar-Tass) - Forty-six Russians evacuated from Libya have flown by a special plane of the RF Emergency Situations Ministry (EMERCOM) from Zarzis airport, located on the Tunisian island of Djerba in the Mediterranean Sea, to Moscow. Among them there are personnel of the Russian embassy in Tripoli and their family members, Russians living in Libya on a regular basis or who were working there under contracts, citizens of CIS countries, as well as two Libyans, married to Russian women.
Head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy to Tunisia
Alexander Mamin stressed that "Russian citizens and representatives of the CIS feel good, the embassy has taken all necessary steps to organise their peaceful crossing of the Libyan-Tunisian border, has provided transportation to the airport and assistance with all the required formalities."
The lists of 105 passengers on board the Ilyushin Il-62 plane of
EMERCOM of Russia also include 38 citizens of Ukraine, 5 - Belarus, 6
representatives of Tajikistan, 3 - of Uzbekistan, a citizen of Moldova, as well as 4 Bulgarians. The plane is expected to arrive at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in 5 hours.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said earlier that Russia should
consider the security of Russian diplomatic employees, who are staying in Libya, over probable measures of several countries after the approval of a new UN resolution on Libya. "The UN Security Council approved another resolution on Libya that closes the air space over the country and envisages probable military operations," Medvedev said at a Russian Security Council meeting. He added that Russia abstained from voting on the resolution, but the resolution was approved and "various countries will obviously take some actions in the near future." "We should discuss this problem immediately and to consider the security of our diplomatic employees staying in Libya," Medvedev said.
Head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy to Tunisia
Alexander Mamin stressed that "Russian citizens and representatives of the CIS feel good, the embassy has taken all necessary steps to organise their peaceful crossing of the Libyan-Tunisian border, has provided transportation to the airport and assistance with all the required formalities."
The lists of 105 passengers on board the Ilyushin Il-62 plane of
EMERCOM of Russia also include 38 citizens of Ukraine, 5 - Belarus, 6
representatives of Tajikistan, 3 - of Uzbekistan, a citizen of Moldova, as well as 4 Bulgarians. The plane is expected to arrive at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in 5 hours.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said earlier that Russia should
consider the security of Russian diplomatic employees, who are staying in Libya, over probable measures of several countries after the approval of a new UN resolution on Libya. "The UN Security Council approved another resolution on Libya that closes the air space over the country and envisages probable military operations," Medvedev said at a Russian Security Council meeting. He added that Russia abstained from voting on the resolution, but the resolution was approved and "various countries will obviously take some actions in the near future." "We should discuss this problem immediately and to consider the security of our diplomatic employees staying in Libya," Medvedev said.
