Skopje, 15 September 2021 (MIA) – Another 44 Afghan nationals arrived at International Airport Skopje on Wednesday afternoon. This is the second group of citizens from Afghanistan who will temporarily stay in the country. The group includes activists of Turquoise Mountain Foundation and their families. They will be received by the Red Cross, undergo security and medical checks, PCR test and given the option for a vaccine. The people will be temporarily accommodated in Skopje until they are transferred to the final destination. International organizations will fully cover the costs during their stay in the country. Turquoise Mountain was founded in 2006 by Charles, Prince of Wales, in partnership with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai and British writer and politician Rory Stewart. Among the charity's projects was the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture, a school for the study of traditional Afghan calligraphy, ceramics, woodworking and jewelry-making. Many of the Institute's graduates are Afghan women. Turquoise Mountain also largely funded a major restoration project in Murad Khane, the old town of Kabul, encompassing the restoration of over 150 buildings in the neighborhood. Republic of North Macedonia remains committed to the global humanitarian operation to help the citizens of Afghanistan, who have worked in the fields of human rights, democracy and peace, says the Government. The first group of 149 Afghans arrived in North Macedonia on August 31. It included people who worked for international organizations in the country, accompanied by their families.