Azerbaijan repatriates 400 more citizens from Russia
By Ayya Lmahamad
Azerbaijan has repatriated 400 more citizens stranded on the
border with Russia’s South Caucasus Republic of Dagestan due to the
closure of borders over COVID-19 lockdown, local media reported
with reference to a source within the State Committee for work with
Diaspora in Derbent.
A special corridor was organized for the repatration of citizens of
both countries who could not return on time due to the closure of
borders amid the spread of COVID-19.
It should be noted that Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin
Mustafayev and head of Dagestan Vladimir Vasilyev agreed on June 23
to increase the number of citizens returning across the state
border, in line with the instructions of Azerbaijan and Russian
presidents.
Thus, according to the weekly schedule, 120 people crossed Samur
checkpoint on May 19, 131 people on May 26, 122 people on June 2,
130 people on June 9, 155 people on June 16, 252 citizens on June
23, 250 citizens on June 30, 250 citizens on July 7, 260 citizens
on August 4 and 262 citizens on August 12.
The country closed its borders with Russia over COVID-19 on March 18.
Repatration from Georgia
Azerbaijan will also repatriate 119 more citizens stranded in
neighbouring Georgia due to COVID-19, local media reported on
August 18.
Overall, 320 people will be repatriated from Georgia. Out of them,
119 are Azerbaijani citizens, rest are Georgian and Russian
citizens.
On August 18, repatriated citizens passed the coronavirus test in
one of Tbilisi clinics.
All citizens with negative test results will be taken to the border
checkpoint «Sınıq körpü» by special buses from the Embassy of
Azerbaijan in Georgia, to return back to the country.
The repatriated citizens will not be placed under quarantine in Azerbaijan. However all citizens undertake obligations for self- isolation for two weeks upon arrival.
The Georgia-Azerbaijan border has been closed since March, and air communication between the two countries has been temporarily suspended due to COVID-19.
Azerbaijan has so far repatriated over 25,000 citizens from
different countries over COVID-19 pandemic. The citizens have been
repatriated from Moscow, Istanbul, Kyiv, Minsk, Iran, Tashkent
(Uzbekistan), Riga (Latvia), Warsaw (Poland), Berlin (Germany)
among others.
Azerbaijan first introduced special quarantine regime on March 24
and closed its borders with all neighbouring countries.
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