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Palmali to ensure return of Azerbaijani members of Mira ship's crew

Politics Materials 26 May 2009 19:28 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 26/ Trend , J.Babayeva /

The return of eight Azerbaijani citizens - members of the crew of the Mira Ship - to their homeland will be ensured by the Palmali Group of Companies, a member of the crew told Trend .

"Azerbaijani crew of the ship will arrive in Azerbaijan tomorrow," - he said.

Mira vessel owned by a Turkish company was sold by bank for the debts to the Indian government as scrap metal. But two more co-owners of the appeared who did not agree with the decision of the bank and filed a suit in court. The case is still in the Indian court and vessel will be held in the territorial waters of India until court issues a decision.

At present, the seamen are located in one of hotels in the Tandnagar city.

A 24-people crew of the Mira vessel came ashore with permission of the Indian Foreign Ministry on May 20.

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