Sudan evacuation: Egypt prioritising Nigeria in border clearance issues, says envoy | TheCable

Sudan evacuation: Egypt prioritising Nigeria in border clearance issues, says envoy | TheCable SudanCrisis

. Dabiri-Erewa said the development happened after President Muhammadu Buhari spoke with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Egyptian president.Speaking with NAN on Thursday, Rimi said the feat was achieved because of the cordial relations between both countries.He said many countries chose to evacuate their citizens through the southern part of Egypt because of their confidence in the government while the northern African country’s neighbours were foregone because of their instability.

“That’s why I kept saying those conditions and guidelines that were given were in good faith because Egypt has to preserve its own national security. “So, it is always necessary for countries to safeguard their territorial integrity and to make sure that they guarantee their own security because if a country is not secured then nobody will want to live in it. Even the citizens will run away and leave the country.’’

“I met my colleague ambassadors from other countries waiting and waiting for approvals to be able to bring in their citizens to be evacuated. Nigeria was, I believe, the first country to be given this approval and then other countries followed suit.

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