France helping Irish out of Sudan is ‘EU citizenship in action’, says ambassador

France helping Irish out of Sudan is ‘EU citizenship in action’, says ambassador

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan, before Irish citizens were airlifted out on French flights. Picture: Marwan Ali/AP/PA

French efforts to airlift Irish citizens out of Sudan is an example of EU citizenship in action, France’s ambassador to Ireland has said.

Vincent Guerend said 36 Irish citizens were among the 500 people flown from Khartoum to Djibouti on three French flights in recent days.

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