KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (CMC) — The St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) government has 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 dastardly 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, in confirming the attack on his country’s diplomatic mission, 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 international efforts to end the conflict.
“The UAE continues to work diligently, along with its partners, towards a peaceful resolution.”
The SVG 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 affront 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 in their denunciation of this illegal act. It further calls for an assumption of full responsibility by the perpetrators of this illegal act, a full apology, appropriate recompense, and an undertaking to abide by the requisites of international law.”
The CARICOM country said it is further calling “upon all the warring parties in the conflict in Sudan to make peace so as to end the suffering and loss of life of the Sudanese people”.
Vincentians ! for heavensake use your phones not only for texting and calling but also to learn of our/your own position in an ever and fast changing world,look around think of yourselves and your children, ( too many of our children are starting their lives in jail just to get a daily bread ,or forced to become “small businessmen “) in a short time from now ,will some other country be owning our country and dictating our rights and freedoms ? ( the airport that was to change our way of life for the better is now up for grabs to the highest bidder ,and guess who that bidder is ) know that your actions today WILL have bearings on your way of life tomorrow ,Please take a good look at the “friends “we are sideing with and the way they treat their own people for it also means we are aspiring to the same for our people and that we admire them ,I am not warning or advising you but go and look yourself ,for you too will have to live with it , if you allow it to happen as if you are blind and braindead and not already feeling the pinch
Condem what u have in yo back yard fuss, not only condem but put measures in place to stem it.
De accused rapisttt dem should na be condemn tooo ? and dem who mek u ugee E go crazy house na fo condemn tooo? yes or no ?
This type of action is not representative of the Vincentian people. These are the things that disqualify Ralph Gonsalves or any Gonsalves from being elected PM of SVG.