UK evacuates its diplomats and their families from Sudan amid “significant increase in violence”

23 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, confirmed this Sunday that the British Armed Forces have proceeded to evacuate their diplomats and their families from Sudan in the face of the “significant increase in violence” in the context of the fighting that broke out on April 15 between the Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

“The UK Armed Forces have completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant increase in violence and threats against Embassy staff,” Sunak said via email. message posted on his account on the social network Twitter.

“I pay tribute to the commitment of our diplomats and the courage of the military personnel who have carried out this difficult operation. We continue to use all avenues to end the bloodshed in Sudan and ensure the safety of British citizens who remain in the country “, has added.

Thus, the British ‘premier’ has called on the parties to the conflict to “lay down their arms” and “immediately apply a humanitarian ceasefire to guarantee that civilians can leave the conflict zones”.

For his part, the British Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, has confirmed the evacuation given “the increase in threats against foreign diplomats.” “Our main priority continues to be the security of British citizens. We are constantly working to gain international support to put an end to the bloodshed in Sudan,” he concluded.

Over the past few hours, the United States has evacuated all diplomats and their families from its embassy in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, while suspending its operations. Spain already has planes in Djibouti prepared to undertake the evacuation mission when the situation allows.