TIL Desk/World/South Sudan-Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh is on board one of the two C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air Force that are on their way to South Sudan’s capital Juba. He is accompanied by by Amar Sinha, secretary (economic relations) in the external affairs ministry, joint secretary Satbir Singh and director Anjani Kumar.
“#OperationSankatMochan begins at crack of dawn. Two C-17 aircraft leave for Juba with @Gen_VKSingh on board,” external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said that Singh would be leading the evacuation mission accompanied by by Amar Sinha, secretary (economic relations) in the external affairs ministry, joint secretary Satbir Singh and director Anjani Kumar.
She said India’s ambassador in South Sudan Srikumar Menon and his team were organising this operation on the ground. “We will make all possible efforts to bring back safely all Indian nationals who are stranded in Sudan,” Gen VK Singh said before his departure.
