"That's what friends are for": Jaishankar to Bulgarian counterpart as she commends Indian Navy for successful operation in Arabian Sea
Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Mariya Gabriel for thanking the Indian Navy for rescuing seven Bulgarian nationals in a successful anti-piracy operation in the Arabian Sea, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that it is exactly what friends are for.
In a post on X, Jaishankar wrote, «That's what friends are for,» alongside Gabriel's post.
Notably, Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Mariya Gabriel on Sunday expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy for successfully carrying out a rescue operation to take back control of a hijacked merchant vessel and its 17 crew members including seven Bulgarian nationals in the Arabian Sea.
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She thanked the Indian Navy for the support and reaffirmed cooperation to protect the lives of the crew.
Taking to X, the Bulgarian Foreign Minister said, «I express my gratitude to the Indian navy for the successful operation to rescue the hijacked vessel Ruen &its crew members, including 7 BG nationals Thank you for support &great effort. We continue to work together to protect lives of the crew.»
On Saturday, the C-17 aircraft of the Indian Air Force executed a precision air-born drop of two boats along with Indian Navy MARCOS in the Arabian Sea in support of ongoing anti-piracy 'Operation Sankalp'.
The operation was carried out to rescue the crew of the bulk carrier vessel MV Ruen which was hijacked by Somali pirates near the Yemeni island of Socotra recently.
The Indian Navy thwarted the piracy attempt on MV Ruen, which had
