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Two Romanian citizens injured in the road accident occurred in Turkey on March 14 were transferred on Wednesday from the public hospital in Manavgat to a private hospital in Antalya for additional medical investigations.
According to a Foreign Ministry release sent on Thursday, the transfer was made at the request of the Romanian consular team. The Romanian Foreign Ministry also announced that a mobile consular team has made fact-finding visits to inquire about the health of the four Romanians who are still hospitalized in Turkey. "The patients will remain in the respective hospitals until the medical team determines that they can be safely transported by plane. At the request of the Foreign Ministry's central office, Romania's honorary consul in Antalya will stay in permanent contact with the hospitals to monitor the developments in the condition of the Romanian citizens," reads the release.
According to the Romanian Foreign Ministry, of the 10 Romanians who were discharged from hospital, two left Turkey on Wednesday by plane, accompanied by family members who joined them after the accident, and the other eight Romanian citizens were to leave Antalya heading for Romania on Thursday. "The two deceased Romanian citizens will be promptly repatriated, as the consular team has fulfilled all the necessary formalities in this regard. The mobile consular team keeps permanent contact with both the local authorities and the medical team to ensure all the necessary steps for the repatriation of all the Romanian citizens. The crisis cell continues its activity and keeps in contact with the Romanian Embassy in Ankara, the mobile consular team, the home affairs attaché in Ankara and the representative of the Honorary Consulate of Romania in Antalya," the release informs.
