Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated India’s willingness to contribute in all possible ways to facilitate an early return to peace, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said while briefing the media on PM Modi- Vladimir Zelenskyy talks.
The talks revolved around to some extent military situation and conceivable pathways to peace, Jaishankar said, adding that PM Modi and the Ukrainian President reiterated their readiness to further cooperation in upholding principles of international law, including the UN Charter such as respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty of states.
Addressing a press conference in Kyiv, he said “Both the leaders spoke about the Summit on Peace in Ukraine. The last meeting was in June of 2024. In addition to that, there are references in the joint statement to our bilateral cooperation in trade, commerce, and education,”
Elaborating on the discussions that took place between the two leaders, Jaishankar said, “In the discussion, a significant part of it was devoted to our bilateral relations. There was a discussion about trade, economic issues, defence, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, education. There were a whole lot of issues.
“The EAM also informed about an Intergovernmental Commission and said, “The leaders also tasked the Intergovernmental Commission, of which Minister Kuleba and I are the co-chairs, to specifically focus on rebuilding our trade and economic relations, which had gone down in recent times. And we certainly look forward to having an early meeting of that body, definitely by the end of this year.”
Jaishankar also spoke about the humanitarian assistance provided by India to Ukraine and said, “In the past, we have been providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, and I think, 17 consignments have been delivered so far to Ukraine largely in the medical side. India handed over Bhishm Cube of Medical assistance to Ukraine. They contain medical support equipment which are very effective, compact, and deployable in many ways. These cubes, with a total weight of 22 tons were handed today.”
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