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What significant event prompted Micheál Martin to visit Khartoum during his term as Foreign Minister?
Kidnapping of Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki
Signing of a trade agreement
Outbreak of a major disease
Natural disaster relief
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Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki were two Irish aid workers who were kidnapped by the Sudanese Liberation Army/Movement in Darfur, Sudan, in 2003. The kidnapping prompted Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin to visit Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, in an effort to secure their release. Martin's visit was successful, and the two women were released unharmed a few days later.
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