International partners welcome ‘readiness to engage in dialogue toward establishing a more durable cessation of hostilities’
Reuters has a rundown this morning of some of the international efforts to evacuate foreign nationals from Sudan so far:
Egypt has evacuated a total of 5327 Egyptians, 2648 of which were evacuated on Thursday. In a separate statement on Thursday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said some 16,000 people have crossed from Sudan to Egypt, including 14,000 Sudanese citizens.
Germany’s evacuation mission had brought a total of 500 people from more than 30 countries to safety, including Belgian, British, Dutch, Jordanian and US citizens as well as Germans.
France has so far evacuated a total of 936 people from Sudan. The foreign ministry said those evacuated included not only French nationals but also Britons, Americans, Canadians, Ethiopians, Dutch, Italians and Swedes.
Italy’s military planes flying from Djibouti evacuated 83 Italians and 13 others, including children and the Italian ambassador. Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said some Italian NGO workers and missionaries had decided to stay in Sudan.
The Netherlands’ foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra said about 100 Dutch nationals have been evacuated from Sudan since Sunday. Half left on four Dutch evacuation flights to Jordan, which also carried about 70 people from 14 other countries.
US forces had evacuated American and some foreign diplomats on Saturday.
Russia has not yet announced any evacuation of its embassy or its nationals from Khartoum.
Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida said all Japanese people who wished to leave have been evacuated. Forty-five left on Monday night on a Japanese military flight, and eight others left with the help of France and other groups, he said.
Switzerland has already shut its embassy and evacuated all Swiss staff and their families.
China said most Chinese nationals have been safely evacuated in groups to neighbouring countries. The defence ministry deployed naval ships to pick up and evacuate citizens on Wednesday.
Continue reading…International partners welcome ‘readiness to engage in dialogue toward establishing a more durable cessation of hostilities’Reuters has a rundown this morning of some of the international efforts to evacuate foreign nationals from Sudan so far:Egypt has evacuated a total of 5327 Egyptians, 2648 of which were evacuated on Thursday. In a separate statement on Thursday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said some 16,000 people have crossed from Sudan to Egypt, including 14,000 Sudanese citizens.Germany’s evacuation mission had brought a total of 500 people from more than 30 countries to safety, including Belgian, British, Dutch, Jordanian and US citizens as well as Germans.France has so far evacuated a total of 936 people from Sudan. The foreign ministry said those evacuated included not only French nationals but also Britons, Americans, Canadians, Ethiopians, Dutch, Italians and Swedes.Italy’s military planes flying from Djibouti evacuated 83 Italians and 13 others, including children and the Italian ambassador. Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said some Italian NGO workers and missionaries had decided to stay in Sudan.The Netherlands’ foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra said about 100 Dutch nationals have been evacuated from Sudan since Sunday. Half left on four Dutch evacuation flights to Jordan, which also carried about 70 people from 14 other countries.US forces had evacuated American and some foreign diplomats on Saturday.Russia has not yet announced any evacuation of its embassy or its nationals from Khartoum.Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida said all Japanese people who wished to leave have been evacuated. Forty-five left on Monday night on a Japanese military flight, and eight others left with the help of France and other groups, he said.Switzerland has already shut its embassy and evacuated all Swiss staff and their families.China said most Chinese nationals have been safely evacuated in groups to neighbouring countries. The defence ministry deployed naval ships to pick up and evacuate citizens on Wednesday. Continue reading…