Eva Dumani was repatriated to Tirana today, after nearly 12 years of living in the 'Al Hawl' camp in Syria.
Eva and her brother, Endri Dumani, were 8 and 6 years old, respectively, when their father took them to Syria to join the terrorist organization Islamic State. After years spent in the camp, Eva was the only Albanian girl still left there.
Initially, she was taken out of Syrian territory to Turkey with the help of her uncle.
After her repatriation to Albania, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs reacted.
Through an official announcement, the Ministry announced that the operation to return the Albanian citizen was successfully carried out thanks to the coordination and cooperation between several institutions of the Albanian state, including the country's diplomatic representation in Turkey.
In its response, the MEPJ emphasizes that the operation, extended over time, was made possible with the support of international partners, in particular with the contribution of the Turkish authorities, who are thanked for their cooperation in this sensitive case.
" Thanks to the coordination and cooperation between several institutions of the Albanian state, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the country's diplomatic representation in Turkey, the operation for the return to Albania of citizen ED, who had been in a camp in Syria for several years, was successfully carried out. The extended operation was made possible with the support of our partners, in particular with the contribution of the Turkish authorities, whom we thank for their cooperation in this sensitive case ," the reaction states.
The Ministry also reconfirms its readiness and willingness to respond in any case to the needs or situations affecting Albanian citizens, wherever they are outside the country's borders.
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