The Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, has left for India, according to a latest statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Devyani has now been posted to the MEA headquarters in New Delhi.
At the time of her departure for India, Ms. Khobragade reiterated her innocence on charges filed against her. She affirmed her gratitude to the Indian Government, in particular to the External Affairs Minister Mr. Salman Khurshid, the people of India, and also the media, for their strong and sustained support from the time of arrest.
Her departure will supposedly end the bitterness in Indo-U.S. ties since December 12, 2013.
The full text of the statement follows:
January 10, 2014
Dr. Devyani Khobragade, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York, was accorded on 8th January 2014 the privileges and immunities of a diplomatic envoy under the terms of Section 15 of the Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States. At the same time, the U.S. Government requested the Government of India to waive the immunity of Counsellor Khobragade.
On 9th January 2014, the Government of India declined to do so and transferred Counsellor Khobragade to the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.
At the time of her departure for India, Counsellor Khobragade reiterated her innocence on charges filed against her. She affirmed her gratitude to the Government of India, in particular to the External Affairs Minister, and the people of India, as also the media, for their strong and sustained support during this period.
She also affirmed her determination to ensure that the episode would not leave a lasting impact on her family, in particular, her children, who are still in the United States.
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