Department of Foreign Affairs ‘closely monitoring situation’ as fighting continues
Ireland would need to work with other countries, which was where the military function comes in, he said.
“The Defence Force’s role will be the Air Corps would fly our troops to a friendly airport, probably in Europe, because we only have small aircraft in the Air Corps in Baldonnel. But the military role would be liaison. It would be to secure communications back to Dublin, it would be medical support if required, and then providing close protection security as well. It’s a multidisciplinary team and it’s worked very, very well in the past,” Dr Berry said.
The air assets of France, Germany and the US were “pre-positioned”, so the Irish Ecat team should be assembled to “pre-position our people” in France or Germany or further south, Dr Berry said. The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is closely monitoring the situation in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan since the outbreak of violence on April 15th. All Irish citizens in Sudan are being asked to shelter in place, remain indoors and observe local restrictions, a representative said.
Citizens should follow the Embassy of Ireland in Kenya on Twitter for updated advice. If urgent, the embassy’s out of hours consular assistance can be contacted at 00254 716 353 999, and the Department of Foreign Affairs can be contacted at 00353 1 408 2000.
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