The operation to rescue the Greeks of Sudan and their repatriation is continuing, with the assistance of our country in the transfer of European citizens from foreign countries.

Today, at 16:00, an Air Force C-27J Spartan transport aircraft carrying 16 Greeks, one Greek Cypriot, 9 Romanians, and 8 Finnish citizens, freed from Sudan, including several children, is expected to land at Tanagra Air Base.

The C-27J departed from Aswan, Egypt, yesterday at 17:10 local time for Djibouti, where it picked up the Romanian and Finnish citizens.

The plane returned to Aswan today at 04:30 local time for refueling. At 06:30 it took off for Aqaba, Jordan, from where it picked up 16 Greeks and one Cypriot national. It took off at 09:00 local time with the final destination Tanagra.

The Deputy Minister of National Defence, Nikos Hardalias, and the head of the mission participated in the operation and were in constant contact and cooperation with the Operation Centre of the Greek Defence Ministry and the Crisis Management Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.