Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Thursday that the Romanian Air Force aircraft that having flown a Romanian national from Kabul to Islamabad will return to Afghanistan to take over 14 more Romanians, who have to be brought to the airport.
"This morning I spoke with General Ciuca; it is true that the aircraft arrived in Kabul, one person arrived at the aircraft, the aircraft returned to Islamabad, 14 people had not arrived, the aircraft returns to Kabul to take the others as well. We are now trying to see how we bring them to the airport; the aircraft remained in Islamabad and will return for the other Romanians. We also have requests from other countries to bring their nationals to Romania," Citu said at the Ministry of Finance, where he handed over the finance portfolio to the new minister, Dan Vilceanu.
The prime minister explained that they are trying to find solutions to bring the other Romanians who are to be evacuated from Afghanistan to the airport in Kabul.
"We are monitoring, we are trying to find solutions; there are several channels through which we work. I cannot tell you more about exactly how we are working. I cannot tell you anything about the Romanian military operation at this moment," Citu said, Agerpres informs.