The minister stated that he welcomed 110 Indian students at New Delhi’s international airport, who had flown back on an IndiGo flight from Armenia.
He also mentioned that Indian citizens would continue to be repatriated from Iran via Turkmenistan.
Earlier, India’s External Affairs Ministry announced the start of an operation to evacuate its citizens from Iran. The ministry estimates that around 10,000 Indian nationals, including 6,000 students, are currently in the country.