Russian Foreign Ministry Starts Receiving Repatriation Applications From Citizens Abroad

Russian Foreign Ministry Starts Receiving Repatriation Applications From Citizens Abroad

The Russian Foreign Ministry has already started receiving repatriation applications from nationals stranded abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic and will start sending financial help to them soon, the ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told reporters on Saturday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th April, 2020) The Russian Foreign Ministry has already started receiving repatriation applications from nationals stranded abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic and will start sending financial help to them soon, the ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told reporters on Saturday.

According to Zakharova, all repatriation applications will be considered by a special commission.

"Work on setting a schedule for the return of Russian citizens will also be resumed on Monday, as it was announced today by the head of the coronavirus response center Tatyana Golikova," Zakharova added.