29 Aug 2013 17:02

Foreign Ministry urgently recommends that Ukrainian citizens leave Syria

KYIV. Aug 29 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is urgently recommending that Ukrainian nationals refrain from trips to Syria in the short term and those, who are there, leave the country as quickly as possible.

"Non-compliance with these recommendations will considerably complicate and in some cases make it physically impossible to guarantee the protection of Ukrainian citizens in Syria," the Foreign Ministry said.

The ministry said it also asked Ukrainians to immediately provide available information regarding fellow nationals who are still in Syria.