More Indian nationals on way to Port Sudan, says External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
New Delhi: India on Monday, April 24, launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate its nationals from violence-hit Sudan, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India’s ships and aircraft are ready to bring the Indian evacuees back home.
“Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way,” Jaishankar tweeted.
“Our ships and aircraft are set to bring them back home. Committed to assist all our brethren in Sudan,” he said.
India on Sunday said it has positioned two transport aircraft of the IAF in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah and a naval ship at a key port in Sudan as part of its contingency plans.
The government had on Friday said it was focusing on the safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens in Sudan.
Sudan has been witnessing fighting between the country’s army and a paramilitary group for the last 11 days.It has reportedly left around 400 people dead.
Sudan is being battered by two rival factions in a power struggle. Its regular army and a paramilitary group are fighting and hundreds have died so far, including in the capital Khartoum. One Indian national has also died in the fighting.
Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Monday tweeted that Indian ships and aircraft are set to bring Indians home. He further said that around 500 Indians are already in the Port of Sudan and more are on their way there to leave the country.
Earlier on Friday, the Union government had said it was focusing on the safety of over 3,000 Indian citizens presently located throughout Sudan. So far, some Indian nationals have also been evacuated by French and Saudi rescue efforts.
The Indian evacuation of its nationals comes at a time when a number of countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom, and France, have evacuated their officials and civilians from Sudan.. The United States and UK have evacuated their diplomats and their families from Sudan.
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