New Delhi, Nov 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, offering India’s assistance in efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
According to PMO sources, Zelenskyy shared his perspective on recent developments in the conflict, while the two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation between India and Ukraine.
“PM Modi conveyed India’s readiness to contribute to a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The two leaders also discussed ways to further strengthen India-Ukraine bilateral cooperation,” official sources said.
Reaffirming India’s human-centric approach, Modi reiterated New Delhi’s consistent position that the conflict must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.
He also conveyed India’s willingness to support all efforts aimed at bringing lasting peace to the region and discussed measures to expand cooperation across various sectors for the mutual benefit of the people of both countries.
Earlier, India had formally proposed a comprehensive three-part framework to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had described the proposal as the most comprehensive and broad-based among those received by Kyiv, including proposals from the United States, Turkey and Egypt.
