TIRANA, May 28 – The fourth operation for the repatriation of Albanian citizens who were in the war camps in Syria has been finalized, said a statement released by Albanian police on Saturday.
Four women and 9 children between the ages of 6 and 16 from Albania arrived at Prishtina’s Adem Jashari Airport along with other Kosovo citizens who fled the hell camps. The repatriation operation of Albanian citizens from the former conflict zones in Syria and Iraq was carried out in the framework of a bilateral Albania-Kosovo cooperation and with the support of the US through coordination with their diplomatic headquarters in Pristina and Tirana.
The Minister of Interior, Bledi Çuçi, who received the group, thanked in particular the ‘American strategic partners’ for their extraordinary investment for the successful completion of this operation, and stressed that the work for the repatriation of other women and children who are still left in Syria will go on. “This is the fourth operation we are conducting. There are a total of 43 women and children who will already be among their families,” the minister said. He further added that the 13 repatriates of this operation will be reintegrated according to an already consolidated model near a specialized structure “Reception Center” in Albania.
The Minister of Interior of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, who was also in the event, confirmed the continuation of work for other repatriations. He said that now the institutions have the responsibility for the rehabilitation of these citizens and their full integration in the society.
The group of repatriated Albanians have already left Pristina heading to Tirana.
/Argumentum.al
