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Foreign Ministry urges Greece-bound citizens to exercise caution due to fires

Foreign Ministry urges Greece-bound citizens to exercise caution due to fires
Skopje, 10 August 2021 (MIA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday urged citizens to exercise caution when traveling to Greece, as a result of the ongoing fires, adding that so far no Macedonian nationals have sought assistance. One citizen of North Macedonia, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release, is currently on the Greek island of Evia, but he’s far away from the risk zone. Others were evacuated to safe locations on Sunday, August 8. North Macedonia’s diplomatic and consular missions in Greece have already urged Macedonian citizens via social media to exercise caution when traveling to Greece due to the fires and in case of assistance to contact North Macedonia’s Embassy in Athens (+ 30 694 52 82 251, +30 695 51 91 321, +30 694 47 43 071,+30 210 67 49 585) and the Consulate General in Thessaloniki (+30 698 72 00 410). “Our missions in Greece are in constant communication with relevant Greek institutions and will pass on any new information to the public in a timely manner,” the press release read.