site.btaGreek Foreign Minister Holds Phone Talks with Bulgarian Counterpart, Offers to Evacuate Bulgarians in Oman with Greek Flight

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has offered Bulgarian citizens in Oman the opportunity to take advantage of an evacuation flight organized by the Greek state, scheduled for Wednesday, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on its website. 

A telephone conversation was held between caretaker Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky and her Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis, during which the current situation in the Middle East region was discussed. 

The two top diplomats expressed serious concern about the development of the situation and the potential risks to the security of the citizens of both countries. They discussed the possibilities for coordinated and joint action to evacuate Bulgarian and Greek citizens from the affected areas.

In this context, Minister Gerapetritis proposed that Bulgarian citizens in Oman be able to take advantage of an evacuation flight organized by the Greek state.

The Greek side expressed its readiness to cooperate in future efforts to evacuate Bulgarian citizens from the Middle East region.