Khartoum, 22 April 2023 (dpa/MIA) - Sudan's de facto president and commander-in-chief of the army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has agreed to the evacuation of citizens and diplomatic representatives from the embattled country.

An army spokesman said in a statement on Saturday that the United States, Britain, France and China would begin evacuating from the capital Khartoum "in the coming hours" using military transport aircraft.

Al-Burhan has pledged to "facilitate and guarantee" the evacuation and to provide the countries with "the necessary support to ensure this."

A Saudi Arabian delegation has already been evacuated from the eastern city of Port Sudan, the spokesperson said. A Jordanian delegation was also to be flown out of Port Sudan later on Saturday, he added.

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