Borrell denounces an attack against the EU ambassador in Sudan

17 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The High Representative for Foreign Policy of the EU, Josep Borrell, has reported an attack against the EU ambassador in Sudan, Aidan O’Hara, in the midst of fighting between the Army and the paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that exploded last Saturday.

“A few hours ago, the EU ambassador in Sudan was attacked in his own residence,” Borrell explained in an official statement referring to the Irish diplomat.

“It is a flagrant violation of the Vienna Convention. The security of diplomatic facilities and personnel are a primary responsibility of the Sudanese authorities and represent an obligation under international law,” he added.

O’Hara was appointed EU ambassador to Sudan in August 2022 with the mission of coordinating the relations of European countries with the Sudanese authorities “to promote common European interests and values ​​in Sudan”, according to the official statement.

O’Hara has 36 years’ experience working as a diplomat for Ireland and the EU, having been posted in France, the Czech Republic, the UK, Ethiopia and Djibouti, where he represented the EU to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. (IGAD).

He has also been director of Policy Planning at the Irish Foreign Office and has worked in the press, protocol, economics and Europe sections of the Ministry.