KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Tt. Vincent and the Grenadines government have condemned the attack by the Sudanese army on the diplomatic premises of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), describing it as “a flagrant violation of international law.”
“The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines unequivocally condemns the recent cowardly attack on the official residence of the Head of Mission of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Khartoum, Sudan, occasioning extensive damage to the diplomatic premises.
“The UAE has publicly denounced the Sudanese army as being the attacker. The Sudanese army has not assumed any responsibility for this heinous act,” the Ralph Gonsalves government said in a statement.
The UAE has since called on the United Nations to send experts to review the evidence and examine the damage caused by the attack five days ago.
The Assistant Minister for Security and Military Affairs, Salem Al Jaberi, confirmed the attack on his country’s diplomatic mission and said it resulted in extensive damage to the building and surrounding area.
“The attack constitutes a blatant violation of the fundamental principle of diplomatic premises’ inviolability, along with international conventions and norms, particularly the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,” the UAE said.
Al Jaberi said the existence of pictures and evidence that irrefutably prove the targeting of the Ambassador’s residence, thereby undermining the false narrative promoted by the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Armed Forces.
The UAE said that the Sudanese Armed Forces have persistently attempted to evade legal and moral accountability for the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Sudan resulting from this conflict “by misleading the international community and diverting attention from the suffering of the Sudanese people while avoiding their obligations imposed by global efforts to end the conflict.
“ The UAE continues to work diligently with its partners towards a peaceful resolution.”
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government said the diplomatic premises, including the official residence of accredited diplomats, are protected under international law.
“The blatant disregard of the fundamental legal precept of the inviolability of diplomatic premises is an insult to all member-states of the United Nations. It thus demands unequivocal condemnation by all right-thinking peoples and nations.
”The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines joins the international community to denounce this illegal act. It further calls for an assumption of full responsibility by the perpetrators of this illegal act, a full apology, appropriate compensation, and an undertaking to abide by the requisites of international law.”
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country said it is further calling “upon all the warring parties in the conflict in Sudan to make peace to end the suffering and loss of life of the Sudanese people.”
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