Ministry of External Affairs gave information from the issue of three Indians missing in Iran to PM's US visit
MEA: Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the matter of missing Indian citizens has been raised with the Iranian Embassy in Delhi and the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran. He said that the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Tehran are in touch with the Iranian authorities and have requested their assistance in locating the missing citizens and ensuring their safety.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that three Indian citizens are missing in Iran and India has seriously raised this issue with Tehran. The ministry also said that India and the US are working together on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US and the extradition of terrorist Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the matter of missing Indian citizens has been raised with the Iranian Embassy in Delhi and the Iranian Foreign Ministry in Tehran. He said that the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Tehran are in touch with the Iranian authorities and have requested their assistance in locating the missing citizens and ensuring their safety.
Jaiswal said that India and the US are working on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US soon to further strengthen the comprehensive global strategic partnership. The dates of PM Modi's visit will be announced at the appropriate time. PM Modi and US President Donald Trump had a phone conversation on January 27. This was their first phone conversation after Trump's swearing-in last week. The spokesperson said that India is working closely with US authorities for the early extradition of Mumbai terror attack accused terrorist Tahawwur Hussain Rana. The US Supreme Court rejected Rana's review petition on January 21. After this, the way for his extradition to India was cleared.