India wants to speed up evacuations of nationals from Ukraine as Russia has intensified attacks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke on phone with Eduard Heger, Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and thanked him for the assistance provided by his country in evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine, and for permitting special evacuation flights from India.

He requested for the Slovak Republic’s continued assistance in the next few days as well as India undertook to evacuate other citizens from conflict zones.

The Prime Minister also informed Slovak Republic PM Heger about the deployment of Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Law & Justice as his special envoy to oversee the evacuation efforts of Indian citizens.

The Prime Minister also expressed his anguish at the ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and reiterated India’s consistent appeal for cessation of hostilities and a return to dialogue.

Prime Minister Modi also stressed upon the importance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations.

Earlier, he had a telephonic conversation with Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă, Prime Minister of Romania

The Prime Minister thanked Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă for the assistance provided by Romania in the evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine over the past few days.

He particularly appreciated Romania’s gesture in allowing Indian citizens to enter Romania without visas, and for permitting special evacuation flights from India.

The Prime Minister also informed Romanian PM Ciucă about the deployment of Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation as his special envoy to oversee the evacuation efforts of Indian citizens over the next few days in coordination with the local authorities.

Prime Minister Modi also expressed his anguish at the ongoing violence and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, and reiterated India’s consistent appeal for cessation of hostilities and a return to dialogue.

Prime Minister Modi also stressed upon the importance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations.