PM Modi reiterates call for bringing peace to Ukraine
Modi said after the end of the 23rd India - Russia Annual Summit in the national capital.
Modi said after the end of the 23rd India - Russia Annual Summit in the national capital.
''We cannot interfere in the diplomatic relations between the US and India. We understand that there is pressure over India," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at an online media briefing organised by the Sputnik news agency.
The external affairs minister met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday and held discussions on the bilateral partnership between the two nations, encompassing trade and people-to-people exchanges.
Earlier, the External Affairs Minister attended the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Outreach Session on Maritime Security and Prosperity, where he underlined India’s approach to maritime security through the MAHASAGAR outlook, Indo-Pacific cooperation, and its role as a first responder in the maritime domain.
The European Union has rejected US President Donald Trump’s call for 100% tariffs on India and China over Russian oil imports. The EU is simultaneously advancing trade talks with India, aiming to finalize a deal by year-end.
During the course of conversation, the French president shared assessment of the recent meetings held between the leaders of Europe, US, and Ukraine in Washington.
The meeting took place on the margins of a conclave of the NSAs of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) nations.
The meeting came amid attempts by India and other friendly nations to mediate between Russia and Ukraine to bring their ongoing conflict to an end.
''India is open to any peace efforts to end the conflict...we have constantly favoured a settlement through dialogue and diplomacy,'' Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a media briefing.
While hardly any progress has been made in resolving the Ukraine conflict, another very serious conflict having wider regional and world implications has erupted in the volatile Middle-East region.
