Jaishankar thanks Moldova for helping Indians during the Ukraine crisis
- December 16, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Jaishankar thanks Moldova for helping Indians during the Ukraine crisis
Sub: IR
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Context:
- India expressed gratitude to Moldova for its support during Operation Ganga in February 2022, which helped evacuate around 20,000 Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine amidst the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar conveyed this appreciation during the official inauguration of the Embassy of Moldova in New Delhi. India plans to establish its embassy in Moldova soon.
About Moldova:
- Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans.
- Moldova borders two countries: Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south.
- Moldova became an independent republic after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.