New Delhi: About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan under Operation Kaveri that has begun to evacuate nationals from the crisis-torn Sudan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday.
“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 bretheren in Sudan,” he said.
India has positioned two heavy-lift military transport aircraft in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah and a naval ship at a key port in violence-hit Sudan as part of its contingency plans to evacuate its stranded nationals.
#SudanCrisis: @MEAIndia briefs about latest development as how the Indian Govt. is working through its diplomatic channel for Indians in #Sudan . Here you go… @SUNA_AGENCY @SudanTribune_EN @EoI_Khartoum @AfricaWnn @_AfricanUnion @AsstSecStateAF pic.twitter.com/CflT23uN5a
— Dr. Shahid Siddiqui (@shahidsiddiqui) April 20, 2023
The development comes even as France and Saudi Arabia have evacuated some Indians along with citizens of other countries as part of their evacuation mission from Sudan.
#SudanCrisis | French evacuation operations under way in #Sudan . Last night, two military flight rotations evacuated 388 people of 28 countries, including Indian citizens. 🇫🇷🤝🇮🇳 @MEAIndia @francediplo_EN @FranceinIndia @FriendsofEurope #france pic.twitter.com/KjcIVHmGs7
— Dr. Shahid Siddiqui (@shahidsiddiqui) April 24, 2023
Around 3,000 Indians are among the stranded foreign nationals, and a 48-year-old from Kerala, Albert Augustine, has been killed by a stray bullet.
As the violent unrest continues to rage in #Sudan, #Turkish Foreign Minister @MevlutCavusoglu said that negotiations are on with the two warring parties in a bid to reach an ultimate ceasefire. #SudanCrisis #sudan_update https://t.co/0e0pf97PaL
— Dr. Shahid Siddiqui (@shahidsiddiqui) April 20, 2023
Violent clashes that erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15, continues unabated. According to Sudan’s Health Ministry, the violence has left at least 424 people dead and about 3,730 wounded.
