2023-06-07 17:35:00
”It is very important to check the advice on where to go. Kabul and Tehran are certainly not “places to be” for Belgian travellers. But, sometimes, the opinions concern more touristic countries but where certain regions are more at risk”, exposes Wouter Poels, spokesman for the FPS Foreign Affairs during the press conference given on the occasion of the launch of the campaign. And the diplomat to take the example of Egypt, a very popular destination for Belgian holidaymakers. The travel advisory for example recommends avoiding travel south of the Sinai, except for the hotel zone around Sharm el Sheikh and Dahab and the coastal road from Suez to Sharm el Sheikh. Consular assistance is impossible there, underlines Foreign Affairs.
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Up to 10 assists per day
Every year, the Belgian consular services have to provide assistance to citizens abroad. During vacation time,we identify up to ten cases a day of people who use our services”, illustrates Joris Salden, Director General of Consular Affairs, also recalling the importance of taking out travel insurance. “This is a shared responsibility. The citizen must take care of his safety. When everything goes wrong, when everything goes wrong, we are there to help them. But they must also make every effort to prevent risks.”
Foreign Affairs asks departing Belgian nationals to register on “travellers.diplomatie.be”, a platform where travelers can register the dates and places of their stay abroad. “Too few Belgians register. However, it is essential for our services to know where our nationals are in the event of a crisis.”, insists Joris Salden, who specifies that the data is deleted fifteen days after the return date entered. “This was very useful during the evacuation of theAfghanistan in the summer of 2021but also more recently in Sudan or even during the floods in Italy and the fires in Spain”, illustrates Mr. Salden.
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