Twenty-two Indonesian Nationals from Iran Return to the Country
Tangerang, Banten — Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recorded that 22 Indonesian nationals evacuated from Iran have returned to the country. The group returned via Turkish Airlines on a flight routed through Baku, Azerbaijan, arriving at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten on Tuesday afternoon.
The group of Indonesian nationals returned to the country following an extended evacuation process conducted by the Indonesian Government. These 22 nationals constitute the first wave of the evacuation operation.
“This afternoon, 22 Indonesian nationals have returned in this first wave. Tomorrow, another 10 will depart from Iran,” said Foreign Minister Sugiono, making a statement at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
He stated that the evacuation process would continue in a second wave with a total of 36 Indonesian nationals. They are registered and have applied to be repatriated to the country.
“From the Foreign Ministry, we are maintaining quite close and very close coordination with our representatives in that country,” said Sugiono.
According to him, the government is currently monitoring the condition of Indonesian nationals through embassies and representations located in several conflict-affected areas.
Nevertheless, the government also hopes that all Indonesian nationals wishing to be repatriated, particularly from Tehran, Iran, will inform the embassy.
“Day by day, hour by hour, we carry out assessments of the situation and we endeavour to encourage Indonesian nationals so that they can be repatriated,” he said.
Sugiono admitted that during the evacuation stage, the Foreign Ministry has always prioritised safety and careful calculation, including security situation factors, regulations from each country’s authorities, and logistics. The evaluation has been conducted thoroughly.
“Then the regulations issued by local authorities, as well as logistics, evacuation routes, which country’s airspace is open and which is closed, which routes must be taken, and so on,” he added.