New Delhi, April 28: French ambassador Emmanuel Lenain on Friday thanked India for evacuating a staffer of the French embassy and her family from strife-torn Sudanese capital city of Khartoum. India has been evacuating its citizens from Sudan under 'Operation Kaveri' which was launched on Monday.

Lenain said the evacuation of the embassy staffer and her family is a reflection of Indo-French solidarity. Operation Kaveri in Sudan: Indian Air Force Rescues 121 Personnel From a Small Airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna in Daring Operation (See Pics).

French ambassador Emmanuel Lenain's Tweet

"My heartfelt thanks to India for evacuating a local staff member of the French Embassy in #Khartoum and her family in an @IAF_MCC flight last night. In #Sudan as elsewhere, Indo-French solidarity never falters. #OperationKaveri," he tweeted. Operation Kaveri: 326 Indians Arrive in Jeddah From Sudan, on Their Way to India.

On Sunday night, France evacuated five Indians along with citizens of 27 other countries as part of its evacuation mission from Sudan.