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.
At a press meeting after meeting Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, PM Modi said, "From the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, India has clarified that this dispute can only be resolved through dialogues and diplomacy."
The Hungarian diplomat, who assumed his role as President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in September 2022, arrived in India on Sunday on a three-day visit at the invitation of Jaishankar. Korosi praised India's demands for peace in Ukraine and around the world.
''We sincerely believe that this is not the era of war. Differences must be settled on the negotiating table. Prolonged conflict will not serve the interests of any party,'' he said at a press conference with the foreign minister of Austria in Vienna.
In recent years, welcome efforts have been made to regulate the trade of a wide range of arms using the Arms Trade Treaty, but a big hurdle for these noble and much-needed efforts has been encountered in the form of the activities of weapon smugglers and traffickers.
India highlighted that the impact of the Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe, adding that it has exacerbated concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security, especially in developing countries.
