Jaishankar Tells Ukraine Attacks on Indian Seafarers Are Unacceptable
Jaishankar said attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers are unacceptable after several crew members were killed or went missing in recent weeks.
- On Thursday, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, condemning attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers in the Black Sea as "absolutely unacceptable."
- The Indian Embassy is monitoring a merchant vessel carrying 13 Indian seafarers stuck near Ukraine's Black Sea coast amid repeated drone and missile strikes that have killed or left several Indians missing.
- New Delhi previously summoned Russian and Ukrainian envoys to protest deaths of Indian seafarers, while consistently advocating for resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.
- Sybiha briefed Jaishankar on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent Washington visit and urged India to play an "active role" in ending the conflict during their Thursday conversation.
- Jaishankar underlined the fragility of the current international situation, noting that conflicts in different geographies are impacting fuel, fertilizer, and food security, especially for the Global South.
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Attacks on commercial vessels, Indian seafarers ‘absolutely unacceptable’, Jaishankar tells Ukraine’s Sybiha
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister points at Russia for the escalation of attacks in the Black Sea and adjoining areas, which have emerged as the maritime front of the Russia-Ukraine war
Attacks on Indian seafarers in Black Sea are unacceptable: Jaishankar tells Ukraine
The vessel MV Omorfi had come under Ukrainian drone strikes amid fresh hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. Five Indian seafarers have died and two more are reported missing following recent Russian and Ukrainian attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea.
Attacks on Indian seafarers in Black Sea 'absolutely unacceptable': EAM Jaishankar tells Ukrainian counterpart
The development comes days after India summoned Ukraine's Ambassador to India, Oleksandr Polishchuk, in connection with the Ukrainian attack on commercial vessel MV OMORFI, which resulted in the tragic death of an Indian national.
Jaishankar tells Ukraine FM Black Sea attacks on Indian seafarers 'absolutely unacceptable'
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha that attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers in Black Sea by any party are ‘absolutely unacceptable.’
Jaishankar to Ukraine's Sybiha: Attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers in Black Sea unacceptable
New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday conveyed to his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha that attacks on commercial shipping and Indian seafarers in Black Sea by any party are “absolutely unacceptable and India condemns them “unequivocally”. Jaishankar said this during a phone conversation with Sybiha that came days after India […]
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