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By Geeta Mohan: The Centre on Thursday said the ground situation in Sudan “continues to be very tense” and that the Embassy in Khartoum is “open, functioning and rendering all services with officials working from separate locations”.
“The situation on the ground continues to be very tense. Our focus is on ensuring the safety of the individuals. We are in touch with people through different channels,” said Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.
“The Embassy of India in Khartoum is open, functioning and rendering all services with officials working from separate locations. Nobody is inside the Embassy building right now,” he added.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is in New York, the ministry said, adding that he will be meeting the UN General Secretary on the situation in Sudan.
“We are in readiness. We are in close touch with our teams on the ground but it all depends on how long there is a ceasefire in fighting and safe locations available for evacuation,” the ministry’s spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, reiterating: “The safety and security of the Indians is our key focus.”
On Wednesday, sources in the government said India is coordinating closely with various countries, including the US, the UK and Saudi Arabia, to ensure the safety and security of Indian nationals in violence-hit Sudan.
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