(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
India on Tuesday sent the first tranche of humanitarian
assistance to Ukraine through Poland, informed Foreign Secretary
Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Trend reports citing Zee5 .
The consignment comprised medicines, medical equipment and other
relief material.
Mentioning humanitarian assistance to Ukraine at the request of
the Ukrainian Government, Shringla said,“A flight left this
morning having the first tranche of humanitarian assistance to
Ukraine through Poland. The consignment comprised of medicines,
medical equipment and other relief materials.”
“Another flight tomorrow will carry the second consignment also
through Poland and besides medicines, a number of other items are
also there for humanitarian use in Ukraine,” he said in a special
briefing on 'Operation Ganga' to bring back Indian citizens from
the conflict zone of Ukraine by the Ministry of External
Affairs.
As per MEA sources, two tonnes of humanitarian aid including
tents, blankets, surgical gloves, protective eye gear, water
storage tanks, sleeping mats, tarpaulin and medicines have been
sent to Ukraine today.
The meeting began with an expression of deep regret and
condolences on the tragic death of Naveen Shekharappa, an Indian
student who was studying at Kharkiv National Medical University
“Earlier this afternoon I separately called in the Ambassadors
of Russia and Ukraine. I reiterated strongly our demand for urgent
safe passage for all Indian nationals who are still in Kharkiv and
other cities in the conflict area,” said Shringla.
He also informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has yesterday
spoken to his counterparts from the Slovak Republic and Romania to
seek their assistance in continued support to our evacuation
efforts.
“Yesterday PM Modi talked to the Slovak Republic Prime Minister
Eduard Heger and Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciuca and also spoke
to the President of Poland Andrzej Duda to seek their assistance in
the evacuation of Indians from the conflict zones,” said
Shringla.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level
meeting to review the efforts to bring back stranded Indians in
Ukraine.
The meeting is being attended by External Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar, Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal, Foreign
Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, National Security Advisor (NSA)
Ajit Doval and senior officials.
“PM Modi has also received calls. This happened as we were at
the meeting, from the President of France Emmanuel Macron and the
President of the European Union Commission, Charles Michel. We are
certainly reaching out diplomatically to all concerned to ensure
the safety, security and protection of our citizens in Ukraine,”
said the Foreign Secretary.
Detailing about the evacuation process, Shringla said that the
ministry has examined every possible option for safe passage,
adding that he had emphasized to both Russian and Ukrainian
officials the importance of providing a corridor to enable Indian
citizens to get out of the conflict zone.
“Earlier this afternoon I separately called in the Ambassadors
of Russia and Ukraine. I reiterated strongly our demand for urgent
safe passage for all Indian nationals who are still in Kharkiv and
other cities in the conflict area,” said Shringla.
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