New Delhi, June 26 (UNI) India has so far evacuated 3,426 Indian nationals from Iran and 818 Indian nationals from Israel, besides 11 OCI cardholders, nine Nepalese citizens, several Sri Lankan nationals, and one Iranian national who is the spouse of an Indian citizen, the MEA said today.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, addressing the media briefing, said that these were the figures so far of the Indians evacuated since Operation Sindhu began on June 18.
He said that India expresses deep gratitude to the governments of Iran, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Egypt, and Armenia for their cooperation in the evacuation process. He thanked Iran for the “special gesture” of opening its airspace to facilitate the evacuation.
He said that due to the Israeli airspace restrictions, Indian nationals were routed through Jordan and Egypt before being flown home. The final evacuation flight from Armenia was expected to land in New Delhi later this evening, he added.
In light of the ceasefire announced between Iran and Israel, the spokesperson said that India is assessing the ground situation to determine whether to continue with the Operation Sindhu.
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