Iraq Minister not sure whether 39 missing Indians are alive
The Minister was quoted as saying by meia: "I have no substantial evidence that they were killed or still alive."
He said the government was trying to trace them.
Ibrahim al-Jaafari is currently visiting India.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met him earlier.
"Welcome His Excellency Dr.Ibrahim al-Jaafari Foreign Minister of Iraq in New Delhi," Swaraj earlier tweeted.
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