On HM's Royal Orders Oman helps evacuate US embassy staff in Yemen
Muscat: On the Royal Orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Oman has helped evacuate the US diplomatic mission in Yemen.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday issued a statement about the evacuation of the US Mission in Yemen. The statement read as follows: "In response to the Royal Orders of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said to assist the American side in the evacuation of the US Diplomatic Mission in Yemen for humanitarian reasons, the Sultanate, in coordination with the Yemeni parties, yesterday (Wednesday) secured and facilitated the evacuation process and the transfer of members of the mission to the Sultanate using one of the planes of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO). Those evacuated left here to their country at the same day".
