Thursday, February 23, 2012
British Foreign Secretary William Hague: Britons to Be Evacuated in case Greece “Goes Under”.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague: Britons to Be Evacuated in case Greece “Goes Under”.(KTG).It looks as if Greece is at risk to go under like Atlantis. British Foreign Secretary William Hague revealed at a television show, that British citizens may have to be evacuated from Greece and urged them to register at the UK consulates. “Officials are updating plans to evacuate British citizens on a daily basis in case Greece goes under”, Hague told Andrew Marr show on Sunday, according to Daily Mail.“”Britons in Greece were warned yesterday they may have to be evacuated."
Foreign Secretary William Hague revealed Britons were being urged to register with the consulate as officials are updating plans to evacuate citizens ‘on a daily basis’ in case Greece goes under.
Mr Hague said the bailout was a matter for Greece and the eurozone, but the UK wanted ‘an end to the uncertainty’.He added: ‘We have prepared contingency plans if we need to help British nationals who are there in any way. We keep those up to date on a daily basis.’
Fellow Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt called on Britons in Greece to ‘register with a consular system so we can find them in situations of emergency’. He added: ‘No UK national who is there at the moment is unaware of what’s happening, so we’ve got systems in place… should the worst happen’. Read the full story here.
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