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MEA welcomes Mosul's liberation from ISIS, says efforts on to locate missing Indians

| | Jul 11, 2017, at 02:35 am
New Delhi, July 10 (IBNS): India on Monday welcomed liberation of Iraq's Mosul city from ISIS stating the move as "an important milestone in the global war on terror."

The statement was made by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Gopal Baglay on being asked about the status of 39 Indians missing in Iraq.

"As soon as the announcement of liberation of Mosul was made by the Prime Minister of Iraq, the government activated various channels for locating those Indians.," he said.

Minister of State for External Affairs General (Dr) VK Singh (Retired) is scheduled to travel to Erbil on Monday.

"The Ambassador of India to Iraq and our Consul General in Erbil have been instructed to continue the efforts to locate them on priority," Baglay told.

He also informed that Iraqi authorities have conveyed that all cooperation would be extended in this regard and instructions have been issued by them to all relevant Iraqi agencies for the same.

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