Fourteen Sri Lankans who were evacuated from Sudan due to the prevailing crisis arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday. They were received by Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Consular Division Director General Sisira Senavirathne. Their evacuation was facilitated with the coordination of the Foreign Affairs Ministry with the assistance of the Saudi Arabian Government.
The Embassies of Sri Lanka in Riyadh and Cairo and the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Jeddah have been working with the authorities of the Royal Government of Saudi Arabia and the Government of India to evacuate the Sri Lankans living in Khartoum who had requested to be rescued. The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Nairobi and the Sri Lanka Embassy in Muscat also extended assistance in the evacuation process.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry continues to monitor the situation in Sudan and remains ready to assist the Sri Lankan nationals who are still in Sudan if and when a request is made for repatriation, a Ministry press release said.