Foreign Ministry advises Jordanians in Ukraine to stay out of hot zones

AMMAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday called on the Jordanian community and students residing in Ukraine to exercise extreme caution in light of the circumstances Ukraine is going through. 

The ministry urged around four thousand Jordanians living in Ukrainia to stay away from areas where demonstrations or rallies may be taking place. 

In a statement, the ministry called on Jordanians residing in Ukraine to call the ministry’s operations centre on 5735166 in case of emergency. 

They can also call Jordan’s embassy in Moscow on 0074956999564 or the consulate in Moscow at 0079652640696 or 0079265579150. 

Jordan’s cultural counsellor in Ukraine, Ahmad Talhouni, can be reached via mobile on 00380931311411, or landline 00380444843027, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

There are currently 4,500 Jordanians studying in Ukraine, the majority of whom are enrolled in medical schools, according to embassy figures.

Over the past three years, there was a 10 per cent annual rise in the number of Jordanians studying in Ukraine, Ambassador Sergey Pasko said in recent remarks to The Jordan Times. 

Pasko said the increase is related to the regional turmoil, which forced some Jordanians to leave the region to continue their studies in his country.