French envoy thanks India for evacuating embassy staffer from Khartoum

New Delhi: French ambassador Emmanuel Lenain Friday thanked India for evacuating a staffer of the French embassy and her family from strife-torn Sudanese capital city of Khartoum.

India has been evacuating its citizens from Sudan under ‘Operation Kaveri’ which was launched Monday.

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Lenain said the evacuation of the embassy staffer and her family is a reflection of Indo-French solidarity.

“My heartfelt thanks to India for evacuating a local staff member of the French Embassy in #Khartoum and her family in an @IAF_MCC flight last night. In #Sudan as elsewhere, Indo-French solidarity never falters. #OperationKaveri,” he tweeted.

My heartfelt thanks to India for evacuating a local staff member of the French Embassy in #Khartoum and her family in an @IAF_MCC flight last night. In #Sudan as elsewhere, Indo-French solidarity never falters.#OperationKaveri 🇫🇷🤝🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/eL5m9r1hkw

— Emmanuel Lenain (@E_Lenain) April 28, 2023

Sunday night, France evacuated five Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from Sudan.

PTI