Georgia deports 34 foreign nationals, including Azerbaijanis

 Georgia has deported 34 foreign citizens in recent days following coordinated operations by the Migration Department of the Interior Ministry and other units, Georgian media reported on Tuesday.

The deportees include citizens of Azerbaijan, India, Russia, Nigeria, Iran, Egypt, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Kenya, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.

Under Georgian law, they are banned from re-entering the country.

The ministry said the Migration Department continues work to identify and expel foreigners residing in Georgia illegally, as well as to counter illegal migration.