Extra Indians cross over from Iran to Armenia and Azerbaijan as airspace stays shut| India Information
Greater than 50 Indian nationals have crossed from Iran to neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan, taking the whole quantity of people that travelled via land border crossings in latest days to greater than 700, the exterior affairs ministry stated on Tuesday.
The Indian embassy in Tehran has been serving to Indian nationals, most of them college students and pilgrims, to cross over to Armenia and Azerbaijan via land borders as a result of Iranian airspace stays closed. There have been about 9,000 Indians in Iran when Israel and the US launched army strikes on February 28, triggering the battle.
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Among the many 550 Indians who entered Armenia in latest days had been 284 pilgrims, and 130 of them returned to India on Tuesday, exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal advised a media briefing.
“We’ve got 50 extra Indian nationals who’ve crossed over to Armenia, and some extra [who have crossed over] along with Azerbaijan,” Jaiswal stated.
Rajesh Kumar Sinha, particular secretary within the delivery ministry, advised the briefing that 161 Indian seafarers had been repatriated from West Asia since Monday. He added that 611 Indian seafarers on 22 service provider vessels situated to the west of the Strait of Hormuz had been protected.
Jaiswal additionally stated that exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar had mentioned the state of affairs in West Asia with a number of of his counterparts from European Union (EU) member states throughout his go to to Brussels this week to attend a gathering of the EU’s Overseas Affairs Council.
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“Other than discussing India-EU ties, he and different overseas ministers of the varied nations of the EU mentioned international challenges [and] the impact on power safety. The ministers additionally underlined the necessity for dialogue and diplomacy to deliver an early finish to this specific battle,” he stated.
Aseem Mahajan, further secretary (Gulf) within the exterior affairs ministry, stated that the airspace of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had been reopened after being briefly closed early on Tuesday morning. “Airways proceed to function restricted, non-scheduled flights based mostly on operational and security concerns and round 70 flights are anticipated to function from varied airports within the UAE to locations in India,” he stated.
Flights are additionally working from varied airports in Saudi Arabia to completely different locations in India, whereas Qatar Airways operated three flights to India on each Monday and Tuesday. The airspace of Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq stays closed and Indian missions within the area are facilitating the transit of Indian nationals from these three nations via Saudi Arabia, he stated.