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Op Kaveri: 'Situation in Sudan highly volatile; our focus is on safety of Indians', says Foreign Secy Kwatra

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra addresses the media

New Delhi: The security situation in Sudan remains very complex and highly volatile and India's efforts have been to ensure safety of Indian nationals, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Thursday.

At a media briefing, he said India has been in touch with all the concerned sides in Sudan with a focus on taking out Indians from the conflict zones.

"Our focus has been to take out the Indians from the conflict zones to safer areas as soon as possible and then to bring them back home," Kwatra said.

Referring to India's evacuation mission 'Operation Kaveri', he said 360 Indians have been brought back home and another batch of 246 are reaching India soon.

At present, around 320 Indians are in Port Sudan and they are being taken to Saudi city of Jeddah, added Kwatra.

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