Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today held discussions with the Union Minister of External Affairs, Shri S Jaishankar regarding the rescue mission of Indians including Malayalees trapped in war-torn Ukraine. The Chief Minister has also written to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi requesting urgent intervention from the Government’s side to ameliorate the deteriorating situation in Ukraine and provide relief to our nationals there.
In his discussion with the External Affairs Minister, the Chief Minister told him that he was receiving numerous distress messages from the Malayalee community stranded in Ukraine. Those taking refuge in bunkers in eastern Ukraine such as Kyiv, Kharkiv and Sumy had shortages of food and water. The Minister assured that all necessary facilities would be provided for the rescue mission and till then the Central Government would extend all possible assistance to those stranded.
The CM also brought to the Foreign Minister’s notice complaints that Ukrainian officials were not allowing students who reached the border to cross over to Poland and that the army was being used against them. These students had walked all the way in the extreme cold to reach the Polish border. He also demanded that Ukrainian-speaking MEA officials be sent to the border as soon as possible to resolve the issue. The External Affairs Minister assured that the existing officials at the border would be able to do so.
The CM also demanded that a rescue mission be made possible through Russia and Moldovia. The Minister gave the assurance that all efforts are being made for this.
The Chief Minister thanked the Government of India and the Ministry of External Affairs for successfully carrying out rescue operations and the steps taken so far.
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