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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 28, 2022, spoke on phone with Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă, Prime Minister of Romania.
PM MOdi thanked Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă for the assistance provided by Romania in 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, according a to PIB release.
Modi also informed 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.
PM 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. He also stressed on the importance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations.