James Cleverly says UK airlifts from Sudan are over, as focus shifts to providing humanitarian aid.
Last week, a negotiated, short-term ceasefire allowed UK evacuation flights to take off from an airstrip near the Khartoum, from Tuesday onwards - while the fragile ceasefire held.
"We have conducted an extensive evacuation operation which ... is still ongoing," Mr Cleverly told the Today programme.The foreign secretary described the challenge in Sudan as "evolving", with the UK maintaining a presence in Port Sudan - both consular and military, in the guise of of the Royal Navy warship HMS Lancaster - to help remaining British nationals and their dependents.
"We have to look at what the circumstances are [and] what our ability to deliver that support is going to be," Mr Cleverly told the BBC, adding that the UK government was working "in close cooperation with leaders in the region and beyond" to extend the ceasefire. He said the UK would "continue to push for... a permanent end to the conflict because that is the best way to maximise the effectiveness of our humanitarian support", but cautioned "the nature and scale will be very much dependent on the circumstances on the ground".
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