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Anadolu Agency (11 May 2020)

Jeyhun Aliyev, Ankara

From the first hours of the border closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, Azerbaijan has taken "all possible measures" to help its citizens in Turkey, including those who wanted to return, the country's envoy to Ankara told Anadolu Agency.

Azerbaijanis who were in Turkey on a temporary basis and now cannot go back as well as students in need can apply for assistance through the embassy's website, and qualified applicants are provided with food and lodging, said Khazar Ibrahim, Azerbaijan's ambassador to Turkey.

"So far, more than 15,000 [instances of] assistance of this kind have been rendered, and we are continuing to work around the clock to meet the needs of these categories of our citizens," he said.

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