SpringhillCareGroup -Seoul (South
Korea), Mar.27 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked
his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg to find an "amicable and
good" solution to the NRI kids custody row, especially with a focus on
keeping the welfare of the children and the interest of the parents in
mind".
Singh conveyed this message to
Stoltenberg on Monday on the sidelines of the nuclear security summit being
held here.
Singh reportedly explained to
Stoltenberg the importance of family ties in Indian
culture, and expressed the hope that the outcome would be positive and
within the ambit of the law, besides being in the interest of the parents and
their children.
Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai
told media after the bilateral meeting: "The Norwegian Prime Minister also
made a reference to the ongoing case relating to the two Indian children, and
explained that this was the matter before the Municipality of Stavanger, as
well as the local court, and that the interest of the children, as well as
concerns of the parents, would sought to be addressed in whatever solution is
found."
Abhigyan, three, and Aishwarya,
one, were placed in foster care by the Norwegian child welfare authorities in
May last year, and ever since, the battle for the release of the two kids has
been going on.
In fact, External Affairs
Minister S.M.Krishna had last month sent Secretary (West) M.Ganapathy to settle
the matter. However, the custody row has taken a turn for the worse with the
Norwegian authorities saying last week that they were not going to hand over
the kids to their uncle in view of the "conflicts" in the family.
The statement followed reports of
differences between the parents-Anurup and Sagarika Bhhatacharya.
The two prime ministers also
reportedly discussed the impact of the Indian court verdicts on the 2G scam
cases.
The future presence of Norwegian
telecom giant Telenor, which has multi-billion dollar investments in India,
hangs in the balance following the Supreme Court cancelling 122 telecom
licences allegedly involved in the scam. By Naveen Kapoor (ANI)
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