Last night a group of 131 Afghan citizens arrived at the Skopje International Airport. It concerns employees of the United Nations, for whom North Macedonia has provided temporary stay until their departure to a third country.
The government press service informs that with this the country continues to support the international humanitarian operation for helping civilians who are in danger from the new Taliban government.
After their landing, the standard procedure was conducted – security check and a PCR test.
As the government informed, they will be temporarily accommodated in Skopje, while the costs will be entirely covered by the United Nations.
Otherwise, there are 531 citizens from Afghanistan currently staying in the country, for whom the institutions provide and offer the necessary support and assistance. Until now, 84 citizens have left North Macedonia, who have been provided permanent stay by France, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Brazil.
Translation: N. Cvetkovska
