“‘Modi ki guarantee’ is both -inside and outside the nation”, said External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on talks with his Iranian counterpart, Amir Abdollahian for the release of 17 crew members on the MSC Aries cargo ship.
Iran said Indian representatives will soon be allowed to meet the Indian crew members of MSC ARIES. The assurance came after Jaishankar’s talk with Iranian FM Amir Abdollahian when India raised the issue of 17 Indians on MSC ARIES detained by Iran.
“When we speak about Modi ki guarantee, it is both Inside and out of the nation. They get this free guarantee from Modi. Last night I spoke to my Iranian counterpart. I pressed that there are 17 Indian crew and made a point that these people should be released. There has been a follow-up interaction,” the EAM said.
“I want our embassy to go meet these people, this will be my first satisfaction. The Iranian counterpart was responsive and said he will try to help,” he added.
EAM Jaishankar on Sunday spoke to his Israeli and Iranian counterparts amid high tensions between the two countries.
Following the talks, Iranian FM Amir Abdollahian mentioned that they are following up on the details related to the detained ship and soon the possibility of representatives of the Indian government meeting with the crew of the mentioned ship will be provided.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards seized the MSC Aries when it was sailing through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. The Israeli-affiliated container ship had 17 Indian crew members and was en route to the port of Nhava Sheva in Mumbai and the expected arrival was on the night of April 15.
Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard raided the ship near the Strait of Hormuz by helicopter as tensions between Iran and Israel grew following the latter’s alleged strike on the former’s consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus earlier this month.
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