📰 32 Syrians return from Sudan under Foreign Ministry evacuation plan

damascus, Dec. 23 (SANA) A plane carrying 32 syrian/" class="auto-internal-link">syrian citizens evacuated from Sudan arrived on Tuesday at Damascus International Airport, as part of an evacuation operation previously declared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. Director of the Expatriates Affairs Department at the ministry and head of the Syrian technical delegation to Sudan, Mohammad Abdulsalam, stated to SANA that preparations for the return of citizens wishing to come back commenced two months prior to the delegation’s visit to Sudan.

He stated the mission was carried out under an assignment from Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani to follow up on the circumstances of syrians in Sudan. Abdulsalam explained that the Syrian delegation coordinated with all relevant Sudanese authorities and provided full consular services to help regularize the legal status of Syrians residing there. He added that, in coordination with capable international organizations and multiple airlines, the evacuation of 32 people was launched in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

He noted that a second flight is expected to carry 42 people, out of a remaining total of about 200 Syrian citizens. For his part, IOM syria-ministers-discuss-military-cooperation-with-putin-in-russia-report/" class="smart-internal-link" title="📰 Syria ministers discuss military cooperation with Putin in Russia: Report">syria/" class="auto-internal-link">syria Chief of Mission Laurence Hart said: “several Syrians who had been stranded in Sudan due to the difficult circumstances there returned today, amid an escalating relief crisis that has affected numerous foreigners, including Syrians. Indeed, ” He added that another evacuation operation is scheduled for next week.

Hart said: “Our role involves verifying the nationality of individuals in their country of residence, organizing the necessary documentation, arranging travel, receiving them at the airport and coordinating their transport to their final destinations, whether in Damascus, Aleppo, Idlib or elsewhere, furthermore to providing backing to help meet their initial needs upon arrival. ” He added: “Seeing the smiles on the faces of those returning today is very crucial and meaningful for us. Notably, ” multiple returnees expressed their gratitude to the Syrian state for the efforts made to secure their return home, saying they had faced difficult conditions abroad that prevented them from arranging their return on their own, an issue addressed by the Foreign Ministry through legal and logistical backing. In October, a plane arriving at Damascus International Airport from Libya brought back several Syrian citizens whose return had also been arranged in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.