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All arrangements made for evacuated Indian nationals in Kyrgyzstan: MEA | The Government on Wednesday said that the 105 Indian nationals, safely evacuated by the Embassy of India from
south Kyrgyzstan, are in Bishkek and due arrangements for their accommodation at university hostels and meals have been made. In a statement Ministry of External
Affairs' spokesman Vishnu Prakash said: "105 Indian nationals who were safely
evacuated by the Embassy of India from Southern Kyrgyzstan, are in Bishkek. Arrangements
for their stay at university hostels and meals have been made by our Mission."
"The Government's primary concern in situations of distress for Indian nationals
is to get them out of harm's way by the fastest possible means. This is precisely
what was achieved when the Embassy chartered an aircraft to bring our nationals
from troubled Osh and Jalal-Abad to Bishkek," he added. He informed that some
of these students are planning to stay on in Bishkek, while some others want to
come to India for summer vacations. "Commercial and chartered flights are operating
normally in and out of Bishkek and our Mission is assisting the students with
the travel arrangements," the spokesman said. The ministry informed that in accordance
with established consular procedures, the Mission has offered to buy tickets for
those students who may be facing temporary financial difficulties. "In such cases,
as per Government rules, the passport is handed over to the Mission which issues
an Emergency Certificate and procures a one-way ticket to India. The individual,
who avails of the facility, repays the money to the Government in due course and
gets his passport back. This offer is available to all the students who were evacuated
from Osh and Jalal-Abad," he added. "It is understood that a couple of chartered
flights are likely to operate within the coming days between Bishkek and India.
We are hopeful that all students who wish to travel to India will be able to do
so. Some of the students have left their passports in Osh or have visas that have
expired. Our Embassy is providing them with free passport to facilitate their
travel," the spokesman further said. |
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