The Foreign Ministry has prepared a humanitarian flight for 350 Ecuadorians who have managed to leave Ukraine, but 236 have registered. The compatriots want to stay in border countries.
Through his Twitter account, the Chancellor from Ecuador, Juan Carlos Holguinwarned that they are receiving more and more messages from parents of students they don’t want to go back to Ecuador, after having managed to get out of Ukraine.
These students want to stay illegally in neighboring countries, such as Poland. “This is repeated more and more. Students and parents who think they can stay there. It is not legal to stay. Please return on the humanitarian plane,” he said. Holguin.
in the middle of the warthe national authorities have obtained a passage permit for the Ecuadorians go to neighboring nations with Ukrainebut on the condition that they return to their countries of origin in the humanitarian flights they are organizing.
Ecuadorians prefer to stay in Europe
On his Twitter account, the Foreign Minister Holguin attached an example of the requests they are receiving from the relatives of nationals who do not want to return. In this example, some parents tell Holguín that they have spoken with his son to convince him to return to the country, but they have not succeeded. “I most cordially beg his help, guiding us to be able to process a tourist visa”, It was the request of that family.
This is repeated more and more. Students and parents who believe they may stay there illegally. IT IS NOT LEGAL TO STAY!!! Please come back on the humanitarian plane!!!! pic.twitter.com/o5LhFY32IK
– Juan Carlos Holguin (@juancaholguin) March 1, 2022
On the afternoon of February 28, 2022, during a press conference, the Foreign Ministry confirmed that a humanitarian flight with capacity for 350 people will leave warsaw during this next March 2, 2022.
In past days, THE HOUR talked or with several compatriots who, despite the inconvenience, do not want to return. Thus, for example, the case of Alberto Contreras was reported, who is safe in Polandbut assured that “it is not business” to return to Ecuador.”
He prefers to wait. Before escaping from the war, he studied and worked in Kiev. His boss has called him to offer to keep his job based in Macedonia “And I’m seriously thinking about it.”
Like Contreras, many young people have the faint hope of being able to stay in Europeeven though the emergency Schengen visa that sealed them at the border, when leaving UkraineIt is only valid for 15 days.
To date, according to Holguín, there are already 236 people on the list to go out on the humanitarian flight on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. They are expected to arrive the next day, in the morning. (JS)
