India’s position was reiterated by the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday.
New Delhi:
India said on Thursday it continues to encourage a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine through “dialogue and diplomacy”.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this in response to a question at a press meet on India’s position at the inaugural Peace Summit in Switzerland.
“We continue to encourage a peaceful resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict through dialogue and diplomacy,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had separate talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on March 20 and asserted that dialogue and diplomacy were the way forward for the resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Prime Minister Modi had spoken to Putin over phone to congratulate him on winning a fifth term in the recent elections and followed this up with a call to Mr Zelensky to convey India’s “consistent support” for all efforts for peace and bringing an early end to the ongoing conflict.
During the phone call, the Ukrainian President thanked India for supporting his country’s sovereignty and said it would be important for Kyiv to see New Delhi attend the first Peace Summit in Switzerland.
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