In the wake of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and upon directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, an EgyptAir plane flew on Tuesday afternoon to Bucharest to evacuate Egyptian nationals who fled the conflict in Ukraine to Romania, the government announced.
Cabinet Spokesman Ambassador Nader Saad said the cabinet issued the orders upon receiving the presidential directives to make all necessary coordination between the Foreign Ministry, the Egyptian embassies in the countries surrounding Ukraine, the Ministry of Emigration and Expatriate Affairs and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
He said they agreed to send a plane to fly home Egyptian students from Bucharest.
