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Kochi, Feb 28 (PTI) The Union government is sending four Cabinet Ministers to facilitate repatriation of the around 19,000 Indians stranded in Ukraine there amidst the ongoing Russian offensive, the Centre told the Kerala High Court on Monday.
The submission was made before Justice N Nagaresh by Assistant Solicitor General (ASG) Manu S who also told the court that prompt action would be taken to bring back the students.
He also told the court that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was in constant touch with the embassies of Ukraine and its neighbouring countries and that discussions have also been held with the Russian Ambassador on the issue of evacuating the students safely.
The ASG said that the Russian government has assured of its cooperation in the matter.
The submissions were made during hearing of a plea moved by the Kerala High Court Advocates Association and two of its members, whose daughter is stranded in Ukraine, for the safe and expeditious repatriation of the Malayali students trapped there.
Advocate Santhosh Mathew, who represented the petitioners, told the court about the practical difficulties faced by the students trapped in the war-hit cities like Kyiv and Kharkiv as well as by those who managed to reach the borders, but were not permitted to go through.