Preparations for phased evacuation by air of Bulgarian citizens who have expressed a desire to leave Lebanon begin. In parallel, the possibilities and for other evacuation options. This was announced by the press center of the Council of Ministers.
At the moment, all our compatriots willing to be taken out of Lebanon have been identified. They will be notified of the exact time and place of the evacuation directly through our embassy in Beirut, in coordination with the situation center at the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry. Priority will be given in this process to families with children and vulnerable groups. This was decided at a meeting convened by Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev in the Council of Ministers with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Secretariat of the Security and Services Council.
It is necessary to act quickly, but the leading thing is the safety of the Bulgarian citizens – both to those who wished to evacuate and to the teams that will carry out the evacuation, Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev was categorical. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elena Shekerletova, reported information provided to her by the Bulgarian Embassy in Beirut regarding the dynamically changing situation in Lebanon.
President Rumen Radev has been informed of the actions taken by the Bulgarian government.