The government of Ghana has successfully evacuated the first group of its nationals from Iran to Turkey, as part of an emergency response to rising tensions in the Middle East.
At the same time, those in Israel will also be considered as soon as possible.
In a Facebook post on Friday, June 20, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa stated that a separate meeting was held earlier this week with the Ambassadors of Israel and Iran to discuss the safety and evacuation of Ghanaians currently residing in these countries.
The meeting, according to him, led to the evacuation exercise. "So far, the first batch of Ghanaians in Iran has been evacuated to Turkey successfully.
