- Operation Kaveri was launched by India to evacuate Indians stranded in Sudan where the Sudanese Army and paramilitary groups are fighting.
- Ambassador of Sudan to India appreciated India’s response and its prompt action to bring back its stranded citizens in Sudan.
- “The estimated Indian citizens in Sudan is around 3000,” said the Sudanese Envoy in an interview.
- The evacuation operation started from Port Sudan. Between 300-500 Indian citizens have been evacuated by ship and other evacuation processes are going on.
- India and Sudan ties are deeply rooted, India and Sudan also enjoy a very excellent bilateral relationship, since the independence of Sudan in 1956.
Operation Kaveri was launched by India to evacuate Indians stranded in Sudan where the Sudanese Army and paramilitary groups are fighting. The Indian Navy has also joined Operation Kaveri with INS Teg arriving at Port Sudan on Tuesday with additional officials and essential relief materials.
Terming the ongoing conflict in Sudan as “sensitive,” Abdalla Omer Bashir Elhusain, Ambassador of Sudan to India appreciated India’s response and its prompt action to bring back its stranded citizens in Sudan after the conflict began in the county.
“The evacuation process which started a couple of days ago, has been going successfully till now. We took advantage of the ceasefire for the last few days, and most of the diplomatic missions, including the European Union, the US, France, and Jordan, have been evacuated. The evacuation of the Indian citizens has started, and actually, we have been working closely with the Ministry of External Affairs in India to arrange and coordinate this operation. The estimated Indian citizens in Sudan is around 3000,” said the Sudanese Envoy in an interview .
“The evacuation operation started from Port Sudan. Between 300-500 Indian citizens have been evacuated by ship and other evacuation processes are going on. The evacuation process is a very sensitive process due to the political situation, due to the violation of the ceasefire. Due to the distance between Khartoum and Port Sudan, where most of the Indian citizens are staying, which is almost 1000 kilometres, they will have to go by road. So, it is very clear and obvious that this needs a lot of arrangements and coordination. We provided security and protection for the convoy from Khartoum towards Sudan. Hopefully, this operation will continue until all Indian citizens come back safely to their homes and to their families.” he said.
“I think I will appreciate and be impressed by the response of the Indian authorities and especially the people in the Ministry of External Affairs. I have been working closely 24 hours a day and we really did a good job in coordinating cooperation, providing necessary permits for aircraft, for ships to fly and to land in Sudan and to bring back Indian citizens,” he added.
India and Sudan ties are deeply rooted, India and Sudan also enjoy a very excellent bilateral relationship, since the independence of Sudan in 1956. As India and Sudan enjoy a lot of similarities, cultural similarities, and diversification, he highlighted that the Indians who came to the Northeast African country 100 years ago are now Sudanese.
Speaking about the mediation offered by any country, the envoy said that there was some news of meditation by the United States and Saudi Arabia but this has not been materialized”.
(With inputs from agencies)
