Spokesperson's Remarks｜China completes large-scale evacuation of citizens from Iran

As the Chinese nationals who are willing to leave Iran have all been safely evacuated, the large-scale and well-ordered evacuation of Chinese personnel in Iran has been completed by the Chinese government, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference in Beijing on Monday.

Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

It's reported that the temporary flight evacuating Chinese nationals from Iran has arrived in China from Turkmenistan recently. Guo introduced that acting on the decisions and plans of the Party Central Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China's diplomatic and consular missions in Iran and other countries, the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Administration worked together for the evacuation of 3,125 Chinese nationals from Iran to safety. Among them, there are a 10-month-old baby, a 70-year-old senior, and citizens from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

"At the same time, China's Embassy in Israel helped and organized the evacuation of over 500 Chinese nationals from Israel to safety, and helped some nationals from the UK, India and Poland safely evacuate," Guo added.

Guo noted that during the evacuation, countries, including Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Türkiye, Iraq, the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Egypt and Jordan, offered China valuable support. And he expressed China's sincere appreciation for that.

"Still, some Chinese nationals choose to stay in Iran and Israel. Our Ministry reminds them to stay safe. Our colleagues in Chinese diplomatic and consular missions in Iran and Israel have stayed on their post, and will continue to do everything possible to offer Chinese nationals there assistance," Guo said. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)