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Phased IAF withdrawal from Congo, Sudan
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought permission to pull out its helicopters from the UN Missions in Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, said Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao.
The Ministry of Defence has raised the issue with us. We are in touch with our Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. We are working with the Ministry of Defence on the one hand here in New Delhi and also with the UN authorities to organise a phased withdrawal, Rao told reporters.
The IAF has six Mi-17s (Equatorial Eagles) and four Mi-35 (Firebirds) in Goma and five Mi-17s and four Mi-25s (Vipers) in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The UN mission has been launched to restore peace in the African country that is yet to overcome the effects of 2003 civil war.
In Kadugali in war-torn South Central Sudan, the IAF has deployed six M-17s and 196 air warriors since January this year.
?Phased IAF withdrawal from Congo, Sudan? idrw.org
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought permission to pull out its helicopters from the UN Missions in Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan, said Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao.
The Ministry of Defence has raised the issue with us. We are in touch with our Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. We are working with the Ministry of Defence on the one hand here in New Delhi and also with the UN authorities to organise a phased withdrawal, Rao told reporters.
The IAF has six Mi-17s (Equatorial Eagles) and four Mi-35 (Firebirds) in Goma and five Mi-17s and four Mi-25s (Vipers) in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The UN mission has been launched to restore peace in the African country that is yet to overcome the effects of 2003 civil war.
In Kadugali in war-torn South Central Sudan, the IAF has deployed six M-17s and 196 air warriors since January this year.
?Phased IAF withdrawal from Congo, Sudan? idrw.org
