PM Modi dials Putin, bats for dialogue to end Ukraine war
New Delhi, India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and reiterated India’s stand on dialogue and diplomacy as a way for the resolution of the ongoing war against Ukraine, said an official release.
“The two leaders agreed to make concerted efforts towards further strengthening the Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries in the years to come. They also reviewed progress in various issues of bilateral cooperation, and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest,” an official release said.
“While discussing the Russia-ukraine conflict, the PM re
iterated India’s consistent position in favour of dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward. The two leaders agreed to remain in touch,” it added.
Meanwhile, Kremlin also shared details of President Putin’s conversation with Modi and said that the former informed the latter about the on
going situation in the war-torn region of Ukraine.
President Putin also emphasised Ukraine’s refusal to take political and diplomatic steps to settle the conflict.
“The President of Russia gave his assessment of the current state of affairs in the zone of the special military operation.
He emphasised Kiev’s categorical refusal to take political and diplomatic steps to settle the conflict,” the President of Russia said in a statement.
“In connection with the events of June 24, Narendra Modi expressed understanding and support of the resolute actions by the Russian leadership to protect law and order and ensure stability in the country and security of its people,” it added.
On June 24, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner Group, led an armed rebellion against the Russian defence minister. Further in the conversation, both leaders discussed the bilateral cooperation between the two countries and expressed their satisfaction over the increase in trade.