PM Modi in Ukraine | Prime Minister Modi assures strong efforts for peace, says ‘India not indifferent bystander’
PTC News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stated that India was not "neutral or an indifferent bystander" during the Russia-Ukraine conflict and was always on the side of peace.
During his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Modi reiterated India's stance that the conflict can only be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy. According to Reuters, the prime minister underlined that New Delhi is ready to make proactive contributions to peace efforts.
Later, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar gave details of Modi's bilateral meeting with the Ukrainian president. “Much of the discussions between PM Modi and President Zelenskyy was with regard to the war in Ukraine,” he said. Regarding the Ukraine issue, Jaishankar stated that the prime minister has called for "practical engagement between all stakeholders to develop innovative solutions that will contribute towards peace."
"Modi and Zelenskyy tasked inter-governmental commission to specifically focus on rebuilding trade and economic relations," Jaishankar claimed.
The minister stated that the two leaders discussed trade, economic concerns, defence, medicines, agriculture, and education.
“The leaders also tasked the Intergovernmental Commission, of which Minister Kuleba and I are the co-chairs, to specifically focus on rebuilding our trade and economic relations, which had gone down in recent times. And we certainly look forward to having an early meeting of that body, definitely by the end of this year,” he added. “PM Modi's visit to Ukraine is historic and we hope President Zelenskyy too will visit India at his convenience well.”
- PTC NEWS
