India working to rescue 33 Indians stuck in Somalia, informs Jaishankar
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New Delhi, Oct 23: In a bid to assist the Indian nationals stuck in Somalia, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar informed on Friday that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Indian High Commission in Kenya are working for the return of 33 Indians stuck in Mogadishu, Somalia.
India has taken up their predicament with the Somalian authorities, the Union Minister said. "MEA and our High Commission in Nairobi are working on relief & return of 33 Indians stuck in Mogadishu, Somalia. High Commission of India in Nairobi, Kenya has taken up their predicament with Somalian authorities. We are in touch with the Somali Embassy in India," Jaishankar tweeted.
MEA & our High Commission in Nairobi are working on the relief & return of 33 Indians stuck in Mogadishu,Somalia. The HC @IndiainKenya has taken up their predicament with the Somalian authorities.We are also in touch with the Somali Embassy in India. Hope for an early resolution.
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) October 23, 2020
Earlier, thirty-three Indian labourers, including 25 workers from Uttar Pradesh, were reportedly held hostage by a company in Somalia for the past eight months. They had joined the company 10 months ago. In the first two months, the company treated them well, but from the last eight months, the workers were allegedly not paid their salaries.
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