77 Indians evacuated from Syria amid rebel takeover of Damascus: MEA
Firstpost“We have evacuated all Indian nationals in Syria who wished to return home following recent developments in that country. So far, 77 Indian nationals from Syria have been evacuated,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday India has evacuated all of its nationals from Syria who expressed a desire to return home following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian government by rebel forces. #WATCH | Delhi: On repatriation efforts for Indians in West Asia, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "You would have followed the repatriation and evacuation of Indians from Syria. The other have settled there and still continue to live there, and if they want to return, we will facilitate their return,” PTI quoted External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal as saying on Friday.