On Sunday, the Riksdag will be called to an extraordinary meeting to be able to approve that the government makes an armed force available to support and carry out an evacuation effort of Swedish and foreign citizens in Sudan. This was announced by Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) and Defense Minister Pål Jonson (M) today.
– The situation on the ground and future developments contain many uncertainties. Sweden simply has to be prepared to act, says Jonson.
Several countries must evacuate
On Saturday morning, it was announced that diplomats and citizens from the United States, Great Britain, France and China are to be evacuated with the help of the Sudanese army.
SVT Nyheter broadcasts directly from the press meeting with Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) and Defense Minister Pål Jonson (M), which begins at 6 p.m.
The article is updated.
