Italians evacuated from Sudan in Italy Mon afternoon -Tajani

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 24 - All Italians who wanted to leave Sudan have been evacuated and will arrive in Italy late Monday afternoon, Foreign Minister and Deputy Premier Antonio Tajani said on Monday.
    "All the Italians who wanted to leave Sudan have done so," said Tajani, arriving at a meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Luxembourg.
    "They have been transferred to Djibouti and will return to Italy on an Air Force flight (arriving at) around 6:30-7 p.m. at Ciampino airport," continued the minister, adding that "they are all well".
    Tajani said that a few emergency volunteers and some missionaries" have remained Sudan, where nine days of fighting between the regular army and paramilitary forces have left hundreds of people dead and thousands injured.
    "I want to thank those who took part in this difficult operation," concluded the minister.
    Late Sunday evening the foreign affairs ministry said in a statement the "first phase" of the evacuation from Sudan had been carried out with the transfer of 105 Italians and 31 foreigners, including Portuguese, Australian, Greek, British, and Swedish nationals, on board an Italian Air Force C130 and a Spanish Air Force AM400 to Djibouti.
    "After a day of trepidatious waiting, all our compatriots in Sudan who asked to leave have been evacuated. There are also foreign nationals with them. Italy leaves no one behind," said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday night. (ANSA).