Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyhe said on Friday in kyiv before the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modithat ending the war on terms acceptable to kyiv is a priority issue for Ukraine.
“The question of ending the war and achieving a just peace is a priority for Ukraine”, said Zelensky during his meeting with Modi, which was partially filmed in a video posted on social media by the Ukrainian head of state.
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Zelensky thanked Modi its participation in the international consultations it holds Ukraine with third countries to end the war and expressed interest in India’s continued involvement in this process.
As the Indian Foreign Ministry had earlier said, the meeting was mainly focused on exploring ways to move towards a resolution of the war through diplomatic channels. In this regard, Modi reaffirmed India’s commitment for dialogue to end the conflict and expressed his willingness to continue working in that direction.
During that speech, Zelensky He also announced the signing of four cooperation agreements between the two countries in the fields of the pharmaceutical industry, agriculture, humanitarian affairs and culture.
He also added Zelenskyhave committed to working to seal a strategic cooperation agreement that will allow them to intensify their commercial relations and in the technological and military sectors.
The Ukrainian president recalled that this is the First ever visit to independent Ukraine of an Indian Prime Minister and thanked Modi for accepting his invitation to travel to kyiv.
For its part, Modi He referred to it in his televised speech before Zelensky the visit that both made on Friday to the memorial that commemorates the Ukrainian children killed in the framework of the Russian aggression.
“It is very painful, anyone who believes in humanity cannot accept it.“Modi said before reaffirming the Indian position in favour of dialogue between Moscow and kyiv. The Indian president also expressed his interest in strengthening bilateral relations between the two parties.
