India urges Iran to free 40 detained seafarers
Millennium Post Delhi|Delhi 16 May 2024
India has asked Iran to release nearly 40 Indian seafarers who were detained from four different merchant ships seized by the Persian Gulf country over the past eight months on different charges, sources said on Wednesday.
India urges Iran to free 40 detained seafarers

Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal made the request during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Monday. Sonowal was in Tehran where India signed a 10-year contract to operate the strategic Iranian port of Chabahar that will help expand trade with Central Asia. Following a request from the Iranian side, a meeting was held between Sonowal and Abdollahian where bilateral issues were discussed, sources said.

During the meeting, Sonowal requested Abdollahian to release all Indian seafarers who are in Iranian custody.

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