“I spoke with President Putin today. I discussed measures to continue strengthening the special and honorable strategic partnership. I exchanged views on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and my observations from a recent visit to Ukraine. I repeated my firm commitment India to support a rapid, lasting and peaceful resolution of the conflict,” he said. Narendra-Modi on social media.
– Prime Minister Modi confirmed his readiness to personally engage in peaceful, a just and quick end to the war. Indie can play a very important role here – the leader told the media after the meeting Civic Platform.
War in Ukraine. Narendra Modi ready to help restore peace
After a short – yet historic – visit to the Vistula, Modi went to Kiev. There, during a meeting with the president Volodymyr Zelensky he emphasized that the war should end through “dialogue and diplomacy” so as “not to waste time”.
– I am personally ready to play any role as a friend, help restore peace – assured the Indian politician. For the Hindu, causing situations in which children die during war is “unacceptable in a humanitarian world”.
– India's position is that the continuation of this war is terrible for the whole world – he added.
Washington is counting on New Delhi. Joe Biden praised Narendra Modi
The Kremlin in a laconic statement he said that “a conversation took place between Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi”, but took a completely different perspective on the war.Vladimir Putin assessed as destructive the line of the Kiev authorities and their Western patrons, outlining the key Russian approach to ways of resolving the conflict,” the statement added.
The media points out that just a few hours earlier New Delhi has been in touch with Washington.
“President Biden praised the Prime Minister for his historic visits to Poland i Ukraine – the first visits by an Indian Prime Minister to these countries in decades, as well as for the message of peace and continued humanitarian support to Ukraine, including its energy sector. The leaders reaffirmed their continued support for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in accordance with international law, based on the Charter of the United Nations,” the White House said in a statement.
The recent visit of the Indian Prime Minister also caught the attention of domestic researchers.
“If India manages to organize an international peace conference on Ukraine in the coming months, with the participation of Russia and the countries of the Global South, which were absent from the first summit of this kind in June this year. Switzerlandit will be an important step towards peace that will strengthen India's position as a major global player and a bridge connecting the conflicting parties,” the Polish Institute of International Affairs said in an analysis.
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