Saudi Arabia safely evacuates Indians from Sudan days after Jaishankar’s title

By Geeta Mohan: Saudi Arabia has launched the safe evacuation of abroad nationals, along with Indians, from violence-hit Sudan. The Saudi abroad ministry in an announcement on Saturday talked about it has so far evacuated 91 stranded abroad nationals.

The Arab nation launched that out of 91 abroad nationals evacuated, 66 have been from nice worldwide areas, along with India. It has moreover evacuated Bangladeshi nationals as successfully from conflict-ridden Sudan.

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This comes days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks collectively together with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Both worldwide areas had assured their “practical support on the ground”.

Spoke to Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, HH @FaisalbinFarhan merely now.

Appreciated his analysis of the Sudan state of affairs. Will keep in shut contact.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) April 18, 2023

“The number of citizens who were evacuated from friendly countries reached 66, representing the following nationalities – Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan, India, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Canada and Burkina Faso,” the Saudi abroad minister talked about in an announcement.

In Sudan, the navy and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are waging a deadly vitality wrestle all through the nation. The evacuation comes at a time when every had issued statements saying they may uphold a three-day ceasefire from Friday for Eid al-Fitr.

The violence was triggered by disagreement over an internationally backed plan to kind a model new civilian authorities 4 years after the autumn of autocrat Omar al-Bashir and two years after the military coup. Both sides accuse the other of thwarting the transition.