New Delhi, July 30 -- India has taken up with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the concerns of more than 130 Indian medical workers affected by the closure of the Iranian Hospital in Dubai, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed Parliament on Thursday, July 30.

In a written reply to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said the government was aware of the difficulties faced by the affected Indian nationals and had been engaging with them through its diplomatic missions in the UAE.

"The Indian Mission and Post in the UAE have remained engaged with the affected Indian nationals and extended all possible assistance," the minister said.

Singh added that the matter had a...