File- Egypt’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid – File Photo
CAIRO – 20 April 2023: The Egyptian Ministry of foreign affairs announced the success of the efforts exerted, in cooperation with the Emirati Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to secure the Egyptian forces that were participating in joint military exercises with the Sudanese Army in Merowe.
The Egyptian forces were handed over to the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum, said the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Thursday.
Egypt and the UAE expressed their appreciation for the International Red Cross' efforts to ensure the safety of Egyptian soldiers.
“This step comes within the framework of the two countries' support of calm solutions stressed in the continuous communication with the Sudanese parties to ensure restraint, stop escalation, and return to the political track,” said the foreign ministries of Egypt and UAE.
Egypt and the UAE pledged to pursue their attempts to stop the violence in Sudan and protect civilians and civilian facilities, shedding the light on the importance of returning to political dialogue to reach the desired political stability and security in Sudan.
The Egyptian Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Thursday that the process of evacuating the Egyptian forces that were participating in joint military exercises with the Sudanese Army in Merowe is underway.
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced that three military planes landed in an air base in Sudanese territory on Wednesday evening to evacuate most of the Egyptian forces on three successive flights to an Egyptian military base in Cairo.
The rest of the Egyptian forces, who were with the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, arrived at the headquarters of the Egyptian Embassy, following cooperation with the concerned Sudanese authorities, friendly countries [the UAE], and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan, according to the Armed Forces' announcement.
The forces arrived at the embassy in Khartoum will be evacuated as soon as “the situation stabilizes and appropriate security conditions are available for the return of the soldiers,” the Egyptian Army explained, stressing that all Egyptian military personnel who arrived home from Sudan, as well as those who are at the Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum, are safe and healthy.
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