India calls for immediate release of 7 Indian crew members on board UAE-flagged vessel seized by Houthis | India News

A view of a ship seized by Yemen’s Houthi rebels off the Yemen’s Pink Beach in a body seize from video handed out by the Houthi’s media middle (Reuters)

UNITED NATIONS: India has known as for the speedy launch of seven Indian crew members on board a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel that was seized by Houthis off the port of Hodeidah in Yemen.
India’s Everlasting Consultant to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti, talking at a UN Safety Council assembly on Yemen on Wednesday, expressed grave concern over seizure and detention of the vessel Rawabi.
Tirumurti tweeted that he “known as for speedy launch of seven Indian crew members, expressed deep concern about their security & well-being & that Houthis ought to guarantee their security until launch.”
India additionally calls upon all events to the battle to instantly stop combating, de-escalate the scenario and have interaction unconditionally with the Workplace of the Particular Envoy of the Secretary-Common for Yemen.
The Exterior Affairs Ministry stated Tuesday that each one seven Indian sailors on board a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel that was seized by Houthis off the port of Hodeidah in Yemen are protected and the federal government is making all efforts to safe their early launch.
Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson within the ministry, stated India has been carefully monitoring developments following the seizure of the UAE flagged ship Rwabee by the Houthis on January 2.
“We additionally perceive from the corporate and different sources that each one Indian crew members are protected. The federal government of India is making all efforts to safe their early launch,” Bagchi stated.
The Houthi rebels have a powerful presence in components of Yemen.
“We’re in contact with the corporate working the ship and have been knowledgeable that out of the 11 crew members on board the ship, seven are from India,” Bagchi stated whereas replying to a media question on the problem.
“We urge the Houthis to make sure the security and well-being of the crew members and launch them instantly. India is worried on the current intensification of combating in Yemen and hopes that each one events will come to the negotiating desk to discover a peaceable decision to the Yemen difficulty,” he added.