MOSCOW, Jan 4 (NNN-TASS) — Three Russians and a Ukrainian, who
were released in Libya, have arrived in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo
airport, a member of the Russian Civic Chamber, Alexander Malkevich, said.
According to him, those who arrived from Libya don’t have any documents,
including passports.
Earlier, Malkevich said a group of Russians and one Ukrainian citizen, who
had been kidnapped in Libya several weeks ago, were released.
An effort carried out by Russia’s authorities and representatives of Libya’s Government of National Accord helped secured the sailors release and their return home, Malkevich told reporters.
The sailors were released after the return of Russian citizens Maxim
Shugaley and Samer Seifan from Libya, which showed that “there is no point in messing around with Russia,” Malkevich said.
“It’s noteworthy that certain representatives of Libya’s Government of National Accord, including the foreign minister, promptly established contact and everything was successful.
“We express great gratitude to Russian Special Presidential Envoy for the
Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov. He carried out a titanic work in
order to once again save Russian citizens,” he noted.
In December, Russian citizens Maxim Shugaley and Samer Seifa, who had been detained a year and a half ago in Libya and were accused of meddling in the republic’s domestic affairs, returned home.
Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said after talks in Moscow with Foreign
Minister of the Government of National Accord Mohamed Taher Siala that in case of similar incidents with Russians in the African republic in the future Moscow would get access to its citizens and all the necessary data about them. — NNN-AGENCIES
