A GROUP of 212 Malaysians who were stranded in Tashkent, Uzbekistan had arrived safely at KLIA at 9pm last night.

Deputy Foreign Minister Kamarudin Jaffar said the group departed Uzbekistan yesterday on an Uzbekistan Airways flight, which was fully sponsored by the Uzbek government.

“The Malaysian government would like to extend its gratitude to the Uzbekistan government for its help in bringing home the stranded Malaysians,” he said in a statement today.

The same aircraft was used to ferry home some 200 Uzbekistan citizens who were stranded in Malaysia at 11.30pm, under the coordination of the Uzbekistan Embassy here.

Kamarudin, who is also the ministry’s Covid-19 taskforce chairman said they will continue to monitor Malaysians abroad to ensure those stranded will be brought home immediately. – Bernama, March 22, 2020.