Rabat – Members of the Moroccan community in Sudan are currently in the city of Port Sudan awaiting their flights to return back to their home country, Morocco’s Ambassador to Sudan Mohamed Maa Al-Ainin said on Tuesday.
In a statement to the press, Maa Al-Ainin explained that Moroccans currently stranded in Sudan were transferred from Khartoum to the city of Port Sudan and that they are awaiting their flights in “safety and security.”
The ambassador said that Morocco has made all necessary arrangements to receive the Moroccan citizens “in the best conditions” in Port Sudan, including accommodation, living services, and consular consultations.
He added that approximately 300 Moroccan nationals are being transported to Port Sudan in “satisfactory conditions.” The Moroccan embassy staff is coordinating with central departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure optimal arrangements for their return to Morocco.
He further explained that after the first land convoy that arrived on Monday in Port Sudan, it is expected that about eighty Moroccan citizens will arrive tomorrow, Wednesday.
The Moroccan embassy in Sudan has made arrangements for the reception of two planes to evacuate all Moroccans residing in the country, following instructions from King Mohammed VI, the diplomat noted.
Recalling the measures that Morocco has taken to guarantee the safe return of its citizens, the ambassador explained that the Moroccan embassy in Khartoum, in coordination with the Moroccan and Sudanese ministries of foreign affairs, has taken measures to ensure effective communication with the Moroccan community in the country, including the creation of a crisis cell at the embassy working around the clock.
The news comes one day after King Mohammed VI issued instructions for the establishment of an airbridge to bring Moroccan nationals currently stranded in Sudan safely back home.
Sudan is currently locked in a power struggle between two military factions. The conflict has claimed hundreds of civilian lives as violence escalates.
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