EU activated Assistance Mechanism: 13 BiH citizens evacuated from Oman and transferred to Romania, flight from Riyadh on March 11!

(Patria) - The first citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been evacuated from the Middle East through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), with close coordination from the BiH Ministry of Security and the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Yesterday, 13 citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina were evacuated from Oman (Muscat) to Romania (Bucharest), continuing the process of organized repatriation of our citizens from the Middle East region.

Bosnia and Herzegovina activated the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism to enable the organized return of its citizens affected by the security crisis and conflicts in the Middle East.

One of the repatriation flights from Riyadh to Warsaw is planned for March 11, 2026, for which 11 citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have registered so far.

As announced by the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the operation is coordinated by the European Emergency Response Coordination Centre, which provides support to member states and partner countries in organizing the evacuation and repatriation of citizens.

According to available information, the first return flights have already begun, and the evacuation is being carried out through joint operations and coordination of several countries participating in the civil protection mechanism.

According to data from the diplomatic-consular network of Bosnia and Herzegovina, several hundred BiH citizens are currently in the Middle East who have requested information or assistance for their return. The largest number of them are in Israel and Iran, while a significant number of citizens are also in the Persian Gulf states, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

According to estimates by the competent institutions, more than a hundred citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have requested assistance for organized return, while others have reported their presence to diplomatic-consular missions and are monitoring the development of the security situation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and diplomatic-consular missions in the region are in constant contact with citizens, and the evacuation is being organized in coordination with partner countries and European institutions to ensure their safe return.