New York:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York on Monday.
This was the second assembly between the 2 leaders in a few month. PM Modi had visited Ukraine on August 23 and reiterated India’s willingness to contribute in all attainable methods to facilitate an early return of peace within the Ukraine battle.
PM Modi had visited Ukraine on the invitation of President Zelenskyy in first ever go to by an Indian Prime Minister to Ukraine since diplomatic relations have been established between the 2 nations within the yr 1992.
A joint assertion issued following PM Modi‘s go to to Ukraine had stated that each Leaders expressed mutual curiosity in working in direction of elevating bilateral relations from a complete partnership to a strategic partnership sooner or later.
They reaffirmed their dedication to additional growing bilateral ties for the good thing about the peoples of each nations based mostly on mutual belief, respect, and openness.
The assertion had stated that PM Modi and President Zelenskyy reiterated their readiness for additional cooperation in upholding rules of worldwide regulation, together with the UN Constitution, reminiscent of respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty of states. They agreed on the desirability of nearer bilateral dialogue on this regard.
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“The Indian facet reiterated its principled place and deal with peaceable decision by dialogue and diplomacy, as part of which, India has attended the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, in June 2024. The Ukrainian facet welcomed such participation by India and highlighted the significance of high-level Indian participation within the subsequent Peace Summit,” the assertion had stated.
“Prime Minister Modi reiterated the necessity for honest and sensible engagement between all stakeholders to develop revolutionary options that can have broad acceptability and contribute in direction of early restoration of peace. He reiterated India’s willingness to contribute in all attainable methods to facilitate an early return of peace,” it added.
Russia and Ukraine have been engaged in battle for over two years.
A joint assertion issued by Quad leaders after their assembly hosted by US President Joe Biden on September 21 stated that they stand for adherence to worldwide regulation and respect for rules of the UN Constitution, together with territorial integrity, sovereignty of all states, and peaceable decision of disputes.
“We categorical our deepest concern over the conflict raging in Ukraine together with the horrible and tragic humanitarian penalties. Every of us has visited Ukraine for the reason that conflict started, and seen this first-hand; we reiterate the necessity for a complete, simply, and lasting peace in step with worldwide regulation, in line with the needs and rules of the UN Constitution, together with respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. We additionally be aware the damaging impacts of the conflict in Ukraine with regard to world meals and power safety, particularly for growing and least developed nations,” the assertion stated.
” Within the context of this conflict, we share the view that the use, or risk of use, of nuclear weapons is unacceptable. We underscore the significance of upholding worldwide regulation, and in step with the UN Constitution, reiterate that each one states should chorus from the specter of or use of drive in opposition to the territorial integrity and sovereignty or political independence of any state,” it added.
President Biden hosted Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, PM Modi, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for the Quad Leaders’ Summit on Saturday in his dwelling city Wilmington, Delaware.
PM Modi is on a three-day go to to america, throughout which he had bilateral conferences with a number of leaders, together with President Biden.
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