Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday on the last day of his three-day visit to the US.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday that PM Modi affirmed that everyone agrees with the need to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and restore peace and stability.
This was the third time both leaders had met in the last three months. During the briefing, the Foreign Secretary also informed that the Ukrainian side requested the bilateral meeting between PM Modi and President Zelenskyy.
During the Foreign Secretary’s special briefing on the PM’s visit to the US, Misri said that Zelenskyy appreciated India’s attention to these issues and the PM’s recent visit to Ukraine to make for “peace and a pathway to finding a way out of this conflict.”
“This is the third meeting between the two leaders in probably three months. Their discussions on the bilateral issues and issues surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict. President Zelenskyy was very appreciative of India’s attention to these issues and said that the Prime Minister’s visit had been highly appreciated. He thanked the Prime Minister for the efforts that he was making for peace and a pathway to finding a way out of this conflict,” Misri said.
Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s support for the early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and the restoration of peace and stability.
Met President @ZelenskyyUa in New York. We are committed to implementing the outcomes of my visit to Ukraine last month to strengthen bilateral relations. Reiterated India’s support for early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and restoration of peace and stability. pic.twitter.com/YRGelX1Gl5
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 23, 2024
“Met President Zelenskyy in New York. We are committed to implementing the outcomes of my visit to Ukraine last month to strengthen bilateral relations. Reiterated India’s support for early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and restoration of peace and stability,” PM Modi said in a post in X.
The Ukrainian President also took to X and said New Delhi and Kyiv are actively developing their relations and working together to strengthen cooperation across various fields.
This is already the third bilateral meeting this year with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi @narendramodi. We are actively developing our relations and working together to strengthen cooperation across various fields.
The main focus of our conversation was on enhancing… pic.twitter.com/cn7ao2Qp3f
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 23, 2024
“This is already the third bilateral meeting this year with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi @narendramodi. We are actively developing our relations and working together to strengthen cooperation across various fields,” Zelenskyy said.
“The main focus of our conversation was on enhancing our interaction on international platforms, particularly at the UN and G20, as well as implementing the Peace Formula and preparing for the second Peace Summit. We had a substantive discussion on the available opportunities. I am grateful for the clear support of our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he added.
The two leaders also promised to remain in touch. “Both sides appreciated that there was positive momentum on a lot of issues in the bilateral relationship, and they agreed to remain in close touch either directly or through exchanges of visits at various other levels,” he added.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York. Both leaders were committed to implementing the outcomes of PM Modi’s visit to Ukraine last month.
When asked whether the issue of India purchasing Russian oil was discussed, Misri said it wasn’t. PM Modi affirmed that he has always talked about moving forward on the path of peace by proposing peace. The Prime Minister said that he has spoken with leaders of different countries, and all think that somehow a ceasefire has to be reached, and efforts are ongoing in this regard.
Misri said that since he visited Ukraine, the Prime Minister has been in touch with Russian President Putin and US President Biden. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval also visited Russia recently.
“In a way, in the meeting with President Zelenskyy, the Prime Minister also got the opportunity to say that he has always talked about moving forward on the path of peace by proposing peace, so it is clear that if there is no peace, then in a way sustainable development cannot happen either. Will the war end? Only time will tell, but everyone’s efforts are focused on finding an end to the war in some way,” Misri said.
