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Last Updated:June 21, 2025, 23:42 IST
Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said that this act of solidarity exemplifies the strong and enduring partnership between both the neighbouring nations.
Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Sri Lanka on Monday thanked the Indian government for evacuating its students from Iran alongside Indian citizens.
Hailing the diplomatic ties between New Delhi and Colombo, the Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka said, “Sri Lanka extends its sincere gratitude to the Government of India for the timely assistance to evacuate Sri Lankan nationals from Iran alongside Indian citizens."
“This act of solidarity exemplifies the strong and enduring partnership between Sri Lanka and India, and is deeply appreciated by the people of Sri Lanka," it wrote on X.
Meanwhile, a second flight carrying 256 Indian students landed in New Delhi Airport on Saturday, as a part of Operation Sindhu. Iran opened its airspace in a special gesture to support the evacuation of the students.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday informed that so far over 800 Indian nationals have returned from Iran.
The MEA shared the update on the status of the evacuation operation in a series of posts on X.
Operation Sindhu was launched on Wednesday for the safe evacuation of the Indian citizens in Iran.
“#OperationSindhu flight brings citizens home. India evacuated 290 Indian nationals from Iran, including students and religious pilgrims by a charter flight. The flight arrived in New Delhi at 2330 hrs on 20 June and was received by Secretary (CPV& OIA) Arun Chatterjee," MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on X.
“Government of India is grateful to the Government of Iran for the facilitation of the evacuation process," he added.
Sharing the details, Jaiswar wrote, “OperationSindhu continues. A special evacuation flight from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan landed in New Delhi at 0300 hrs on 21st June, bringing Indians from Iran home. With this, so far 517 Indian nationals from Iran have returned home under Operation Sindhu.
In another post in the evening, Jaiswal informed about the arrival of a separate evacuation flight.
“#OperationSindhu Another evacuation flight from Mashhad landed in New Delhi at 1630 hrs on 21 June with 310 Indian nationals from Iran. With this, a total of 827 Indians have been evacuated," he said.
Location :Colombo, Sri Lanka
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