The president of Council of Tenerife, Peter Martinand the Government delegate, Anselmo Pestana, have held a meeting with members of the Ukrainian Oberig Association to find out about the situation of the people residing on the Island and to take an interest in the tourists who were in Tenerife and that, after the conflict began, they cannot return to their country.
Pedro Martín explained that the Cabildo is collaborating as far as possible with the people who have remained on the island to coordinate the actions that allow guarantee temporary accommodation to those families who find themselves in a situation of greater urgency and the hotel establishment in which they are located has already been contacted, which has shown its total willingness until a more stable alternative is found.
The meeting addressed the situation that is taking place with the exodus of Ukrainians to all of Europe and the Government delegate in the Canary Islands has collected information from the people who are on the island and who cannot return to their country, in addition to advise them on the European agreement to guarantee the protection of refugees from Ukraine.
This meeting was also attended by the Third Vice President of the Cabildo and Island Councilor for Social Action, Marian Franquet; the CEO of Citizen Participation and DiversityNauzet Gugliottaand the CEO of Foreign Action, Liskel Alvarez.
