Foreign ministry looks for ways to get Malaysians out of Sudan

Foreign ministry looks for ways to get Malaysians out of Sudan

Khartoum airport remains closed, and officials get in touch with six other countries and the United Nations on repatriation efforts.

Khartoum airport remained closed as fierce clashes continued in the Sudanese capital between the army and a paramilitary force. (AP pic)
PETALING JAYA:
The government will make every effort to ensure the safety of Malaysians in Sudan and bring them home safely, foreign minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said today.

However, the airport in Khartoum remained closed and foreign nationals were unable to leave.

Zambry said the ministry had been in contact with the governments of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, China, and the United States as well as the United Nations to help in the process of bringing Malaysians out of Sudan as soon as the situation permits.

Zambry said all 29 Malaysians in Sudan had remained indoors on the advice of Malaysia’s embassy in Khartoum.

Officials were keeping close contact with the embassy about how to supply basic needs, especially food and medicine.

A power struggle in Sudan between rival generals has resulted in a third day of heavy clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces. Explosions rocked Khartoum today, with the civilian death toll rising to at least 97 people.

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