Fourteen students and two teachers who were stranded in Tanzania due to political unrest in the country returned to Cyprus on Wednesday morning.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that “the process of returning the 14 students and two teachers who accompanied them from Kilwa, Tanzania, to Cyprus was successfully completed this morning, following the turmoil that arose in the African country.”
“The other two escorts are returning to Greece,” it is added.
According to the Ministry, “the students and their escorts initially traveled by air to Zanzibar, where they spent the night, on a flight arranged for this purpose, and then arrived safely in Larnaca via Dubai this morning.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates its recommendation to all Cypriot citizens “to remain actively informed when traveling to countries where crises and emergencies arise, to consult the relevant travel advisories, and to contact the local diplomatic missions.”
The repatriation operation was carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Cypriot High Commission in Nairobi, and the National Crisis Management Center, in close cooperation with the EU Delegation in Dar es Salaam.