Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakismet in Elefsina airportreturning from his tour of Kavala Xanthi, with representatives of the Air Force and special forces who took part in the operation to liberate Sudan and congratulated them on the successful completion of their mission.

He also addressed the people who were released and wished them a speedy end to the conflict so that they could safely return to their homes.

“I want to congratulate the Ministry of National Defense, as well as the leadership of the Armed Forces for the flawless organization of this difficult mission, we have always succeeded together with other friendly countries and returned to their homeland those of our fellow citizens who wanted to leave the war zone,” emphasized, in particular, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis from Elefsina Air Base, shortly after arrival of C-130 with 20 Greeks and 19 foreign nationals from Sudan..

“The Greek state must always take care of the security of Greek citizens, wherever they are. And I hope the great adventure in Sudan comes to an end and people can safely return to their homes. Our Armed Forces once again outwitted us and took care of the completion of this difficult operation,” he added.

The operation was carried out by officers of the Greek Armed Forces in close cooperation and coordination with the National Operations Center of the Hellenic Armed Forces and the crisis management unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The C-130 landed at Elefsina Air Base after 21:00.

The entire evacuation and rescue operation was monitored live by the Deputy Minister of National Defense from the GEETHA National Operations Center. Nikos Hardalias and Chief General of GEETHA Konstantinos Floros.

With the arrival of C-130s from the military side, the evacuation and rescue operation in Sudan has come to an end, as announced by GEETHA.