Talked to UAE Foreign MinisterBefore announcing Operation Ajay, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. During this conversation, the leaders of both the countries discussed the crisis arising in West Asia. Jaishankar had this conversation with his UAE counterpart over phone. The special thing is that after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, UAE is the first Arab country with which India has held talks.Launching #OperationAjay to facilitate the return from Israel of our citizens who wish to return.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 11, 2023
Special charter flights and other arrangements being put in place.
Fully committed to the safety and well-being of our nationals abroad.
There are 18 thousand Indian citizens in IsraelAccording to a report, there are approximately 18 thousand Indian citizens in Israel, most of them are those who are working there, a large number of them are also students. The Foreign Minister has announced that India will bring back all its citizens safely from Israel, for this, arrangements will be made by charter planes.Spoke to Foreign Minister @ABZayed of UAE this evening.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 11, 2023
Discussed the ongoing crisis in West Asia. Agreed to stay in touch.