NEW YORK, Sep 24 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reiterated India’s help for an early decision of the battle in Ukraine and the restoration of peace and stability within the area.
Modi, who’s in New York on the final leg of his three-day go to to the US, met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future on Monday.
That is the second assembly between the 2 leaders in a few month. They met within the Ukrainian capital metropolis of Kyiv on August 23 throughout the prime minister’s go to to the nation.
“Met President @ZelenskyyUa in New York. We’re dedicated to implementing the outcomes of my go to to Ukraine final month to strengthen bilateral relations. Reiterated India’s help for early decision of the battle in Ukraine and restoration of peace and stability,” Modi mentioned in a put up on X.
In the course of the assembly, Zelenskyy appreciated India’s consideration to the battle in Ukraine and thanked the prime minister for his efforts find a method out of it, Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri mentioned throughout a particular briefing right here.
The 2 leaders additionally agreed to remain in shut contact, Misri mentioned.
“PM @narendramodi met President @ZelenskyyUa of Ukraine, at the moment on the sidelines of UNGA in New York. The leaders exchanged views on bilateral ties. In addition they mentioned the scenario in Ukraine. PM reiterated India’s willingness to play a constructive function within the quest for a peaceable decision of the battle via dialogue and diplomacy,” the official account of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs mentioned in a put up on X.
Earlier, Modi addressed the UN’s landmark Summit of the Future held towards the backdrop of raging international conflicts, together with the Israel-Hamas conflict and the Ukraine disaster.
He arrived in New York on Saturday after attending the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, the place he additionally had bilateral discussions with US President Joe Biden. (PTI)