Sarma speaks to Jaishankar over evacuation of stranded Assamese in Ukraine
Guwahati Feb 26 PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said he has spoken to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar regarding evacuation of people from Assam stranded in war-torn UkraineSpoke to Hon EAM Sri DrSJaishankar about safety of our students in Ukraine He informed me that MEA is working closely with Indian Embassy for expeditious evacuation of students residents including those from Assam he tweetedI wish to reassure all parents to have faith in GOI the chief minister addedEarlier in the day Jaishankar said on Twitter that Air Indias first evacuation flight with 219 Indian nationals has taken off from RomaniaRegarding evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine we are making progress Our teams are working on the ground round the clock I am personally monitoring he said As per estimates more than 100 students from Assam are at present stuck in different parts of UkraineAfter weeks of simmering crisis Russians declared war on Ukraine on Thursday and troops started advancing towards the capital of the East European country PTI TR RBT RBT
Guwahati Feb 26 PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said he has spoken to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar regarding evacuation of people from Assam stranded in war-torn UkraineSpoke to Hon EAM Sri DrSJaishankar about safety of our students in Ukraine He informed me that MEA is working closely with Indian Embassy for expeditious evacuation of students residents including those from Assam he tweetedI wish to reassure all parents to have faith in GOI the chief minister addedEarlier in the day Jaishankar said on Twitter that Air Indias first evacuation flight with 219 Indian nationals has taken off from RomaniaRegarding evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine we are making progress Our teams are working on the ground round the clock I am personally monitoring he said As per estimates more than 100 students from Assam are at present stuck in different parts of UkraineAfter weeks of simmering crisis Russians declared war on Ukraine on Thursday and troops started advancing towards the capital of the East European country PTI TR RBT RBT
