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Foreign minister welcomes evacuees from Sudan

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos

The first flight that arrived from Sudan to Larnaca was welcomed on Tuesday evening by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos.

According to an announcement by the ministry, the minister visited the “Zenon” coordination centre in Larnaca, following the activation of the Estia national plan for provision of facilities and temporary accommodation to evacuees from Sudan.

The minister thanked government agencies and organisations for their immediate response and readiness and welcomed the arrivals on behalf of the Republic.

The BBC reported earlier that two more flights from Sudan are set to arrive at Larnaca airport in the early hours of Wednesday.

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