Trapped at Cairo Airport remain dozens of Greeks, participating in the international initiative for the big march to the Gauze (March to Gaza), in order to break the Israeli blockade.

The aim of the initiative is to march towards Rafa, but the Egyptian authorities did not allow the Greeks, as well as in missions from other countries, the entrance to the country.

According to the latest information, Cairo has decided to expel the Greek team and their return to Greece is being launched.

In a post on Facebook, the March to Gaza Greece initiative reports that “dozens of Greek citizens are being held at Cairo Airport for more than 5 hours unnecessary, despite the fact that they have all legal travel documents, no laws have been violated and followed by any legal procedure for their entry into the country”.

Announcement of Egyptian Foreign Ministerial

In yesterday’s announcement by the Foreign Ministry Egypt He states: “The Arab Republic of Egypt welcomes international, regional, formal and popular positions that support human rights and condemn Israeli attacks and violations that affect the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

He confirms that he continues to work at all levels to end aggression in the Gaza Strip and the humanitarian disaster that has affected more than 2 million Palestinians.

In this context, and in the midst of increasing requests and questions about visits to the border area with Gaza and the passage of Rafa, it is noted that requests for such visits must be clearly submitted through Egyptian diplomatic missions or embassies of countries of interest.

It is also emphasized that timely and prior approval is required to complete these visits.

Requests must be submitted through the diplomatic channels to the embassies of interested countries in Cairo or through the Ministries of Foreign Affairs or the representatives of the organizations – either governmental or non -governmental – after being coordinated and approval.

Egypt emphasizes the importance of compliance with regulatory procedures set out to ensure the safety of visitors, as well as the border area and the passage itself. It is also emphasized that there will be no requests or calls that are made outside of certain procedures and mechanisms.

Egypt reaffirms the importance of committing all citizens of states to observing the laws and rules of entry into the Egyptian territory, including obtaining a visa or previous leave, if required.

Finally, Egypt reiterates its steady position in favor of the Palestinian people and the rejection of Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law. He continues to work to remove the siege and humanitarian access to Gaza through all available media and roads. “

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