India seeks help from Iraq on 39 missing nationals
27 July 2017 11:47 PM IST
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought the Iraq government's help in tracing the 39 Indians, abducted in June 2014 in Mosul, as also help in facilitating the visit of her deputy V K Singh to Badush.
She also expressed India's support for the people and the government of Iraq in their ongoing war against terrorism and their efforts to uphold their country's sovereignty and preserve its territorial integrity, ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said. Briefing reporters on first official India visit by Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Baglay said the two ministers discussed matters of mutual interest pertaining to bilateral, regional and international affairs.
"Swaraj reiterated Indian government's request for tracing the 39 Indians who were abducted in Mosul in June 2014 and for Iraq's continued assistance in this regard. Iraqi Foreign Minister assured cooperation in all earnestness from the Iraqi side and informed her of the efforts being undertaken," spokesperson said.
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