New Delhi: India on Wednesday expressed concern over the move by Norwegian authorities to extend the Residence Permits of the two Indian children, who have been put in foster care by the Municipal Child Care Services in Stavanger, saying that the children were neither orphans nor stateless. It said that any request for extension of residence permits must “emanate only from parents”.
The government said that it had conveyed its “serious concerns” regarding the manner in which this was done to the Norwegian Foreign Office in Oslo as well as in New Delhi. “It was pointed out that the children are neither orphans nor stateless persons, and enjoy the protection of the Indian state and any request for extension of Residence Permit on their behalf should emanate from either the parents or the Indian state,” said MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.
The Norwegian government was urged again to expedite the process of return of the young children to India in view of the humanitarian dimension of the issue.
The government said that it had conveyed its “serious concerns” regarding the manner in which this was done to the Norwegian Foreign Office in Oslo as well as in New Delhi. “It was pointed out that the children are neither orphans nor stateless persons, and enjoy the protection of the Indian state and any request for extension of Residence Permit on their behalf should emanate from either the parents or the Indian state,” said MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.
The Norwegian government was urged again to expedite the process of return of the young children to India in view of the humanitarian dimension of the issue.
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