Migration min.: We are in regular contact with Egyptian students in Ukraine, no deaths reported

CAIRO - 1 March 2022: Migration Minister Nabila Makram said that her ministry is in daily contact with Egyptian students in Ukraine.

In statements to Sada El-Balad TV channel on Monday, the minister said the migration ministry has not recorded any deaths of Egyptian students in Ukraine.

But she added that an Egyptian citizen married to an Ukrainian woman has been shot and he is currently in the intensive care unit in a stable condition.

She further noted that more than 1,200 Egyptian students have arrived in Poland and 250 others in Romania coming from Ukraine.

The Egyptian embassies in Warsaw and Bucharest sent their emergency contact numbers to Egyptian students in case of any emergency on borders.

Makram said that her ministry has forwarded the names of Egyptian students returning from Ukraine to the Higher Education and Scientific Research Ministry to determine if they can complete their studies at Egyptian universities.