Centre trying its best, Sushma tells Raje
June 22, 2014 21:15
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today assured Rajsthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje that the Centre is trying its best to safely bring back the Indians stranded in strife-torn Iraq.
Swaraj talked to Raje on telephone in response to her letter sent yesterday, an official release said here today. With the help of the Iraqi Embassy, India has stepped up its efforts to bring back the Indians safely, Swaraj told Raje.
Indians are stuck in Basra city and adjoining places, and attempts are being made to rescue them, Swaraj said. She said some companies there had taken away passports of Indian workers.
Yesterday, Raje had written a letter to Swaraj, seeking her intervention for safe and speedy release of Indian nationals held hostage in Iraq. In her letter, Raje had expressed concern for the security of the Indian workers in the gulf nation, including those hailing from Rajasthan.
Swaraj talked to Raje on telephone in response to her letter sent yesterday, an official release said here today. With the help of the Iraqi Embassy, India has stepped up its efforts to bring back the Indians safely, Swaraj told Raje.
Indians are stuck in Basra city and adjoining places, and attempts are being made to rescue them, Swaraj said. She said some companies there had taken away passports of Indian workers.
Yesterday, Raje had written a letter to Swaraj, seeking her intervention for safe and speedy release of Indian nationals held hostage in Iraq. In her letter, Raje had expressed concern for the security of the Indian workers in the gulf nation, including those hailing from Rajasthan.
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