ΘΑ ΣΥΝΕΧΙΣΟΥΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΡΟΦΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΤΟΝΙΣΕ Ο ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΣ ΕΞΩΤΕΡΙΚΩΝ
- 27 Apr 2023
- international
The first 17 Greeks freed from Sudan landed on Greek soil yesterday morning. Among them a wounded man who underwent surgery on his legs and children.
A few minutes after their arrival at the military airport of Elefsina, they described to the journalists the difficult times they lived in Khartoum, thanked the air force for their safe return and expressed the hope that the rest of the Greeks would be able to return home.
"Thank you very much to the Greek forces, the army. The French embassy we left Khartoum, everything is fine" said one of the passengers of the C-27 excitedly.
"We risked too much. We managed and escaped with the car, okay, it's very difficult" he said without being able to say more.
"As soon as we arrived in Greece, we are very happy to have returned safe and sound. We thank the Air Force and the army for helping us return to our homes and our families," said another of the passengers of the warship and added:
"It was a very difficult situation and we hope that the rest will return home soon. I don't think anyone plans to go back to Sudan anytime soon.
The biggest difficulties were that when the battles started no one knew where they would be fought, they constantly changed places, and they used very heavy weapons.
At the same time, the intubated Greek injured from Sudan arrived in Greece with his son. The injured man arrived on a specially chartered civilian Lifeline flight and his son, aged about 16-17, was on board.
The wounded man, who was wounded by a rocket outside the Holy Church of the Annunciation in Khartoum, is among the Greeks who escaped with the help of French special forces, and his condition was such that he was not allowed to be transported on the C-27J of the Air Force that arrived at the 112th Fighter Wing earlier.
His first surgery was carried out at a French military hospital in Djibouti and according to doctors he must have surgery again within 48 hours.
The injured was picked up by an ambulance of the Armed Forces, and transferred to the 401 Military Hospital for treatment and the operation that needs to be done.
Dendias: We will continue the return of Greeks from Sudan
More than 50 Greeks have been removed from Sudan as announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias.
"With the help of our partners and allies, a significant number of Greeks have already moved out of Khartoum. The number exceeds 50 and the first group of them already landed, a few minutes ago, in our country. We will continue, of course, in whatever way we can, to ensure their health, life and return to their homeland, Mr. Dendias emphasized during an event.
"The resurgence of the civil war centered in Khartoum has created the need to try in any way we can as the highest priority to ensure the safety and liberation of our fellow citizens," he noted.
"We are implementing an extremely difficult plan due to the unprecedented conditions prevailing on the ground", he pointed out and mentioned that with the help of our partners and allies, a significant number of Greeks have already been removed from Khartoum, while the first group of them has already landed in GREECE.
"We will continue, of course, in whatever way we can, to ensure their health, life and return to their homeland," he noted.
