Kathmandu, June 21
The Government of India has agreed to
rescue Nepali citizens facing difficulties in Iran due to the ongoing
Israel-Iran war.
At the request of the Government of Nepal,
the Indian Embassy in Iran will carry out the rescue operation, Minister of
Foreign Affairs Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba said.
According to a statement issued by her
secretariat, she had requested the Indian government to help in evacuating 16
Nepali citizens currently residing in Iran during the rescue of their own
nationals.
“A small number of our Nepali citizens are
also present in Iran. I have requested, through the Indian Ambassador to Nepal Navin
Srivastava, that the Indian Government kindly include the Nepali nationals as
well when they evacuate their citizens. We are awaiting their assistance,” she
said.
In view of the Israel-Iran conflict that
has been ongoing for the past several days, Minister Dr. Rana made the appeal
to the Indian Government for the rescue of Nepalis in Iran. For this purpose,
she also directed Nepal’s Ambassador to India, Dr. Shankar Sharma, to make the
necessary coordination, read the statement.
Following Nepal’s request, the Indian
Embassy in Iran has agreed to assist. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted
the Nepalis in Iran and instructed them to approach the Indian Embassy, which
has also issued a corresponding notice.
MoFA Spokesperson Lok Bahadur Paudel
Kshetri has been in contact and coordination with the Nepalis there and with
Rakhi Mayuri, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Indian Embassy in Iran.
Similarly, the Indian Embassy has called
upon both Nepali and Sri Lankan citizens in Iran to establish contact. Out of
the 16 Nepalis, five are currently in Iranian prisons due to
immigration-related offences. The Ministry has also continued its efforts to
secure their release and repatriation.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 22 June 2025.
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