Dubai, September 08: The UAE government is in “constant contact” with the Indian officials over its Air Force plane that was Monday detained in Kolkata
for carrying arms, a senior official here has confirmed.
UAE Foreign Ministry’s Director-General Juma Al Junaibi confirmed Monday evening in a statement released to the country’s official news agency Wam
In his statement, Al Junaibi stressed the deep-rooted relations between the UAE and India and also reiterated UAE’s respect to the sovereignty of India
The China-bound cargo plane of the United Arab Emirates Air Force was detained and its ten crew members including the pilot questioned when customs officials found arms and ammunition on board the aircraft after it made a scheduled transit landing at the Kolkata airport.
–Agencies