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Modi says ‘firmly for peace’ on historic Ukraine visit 

Published : Saturday, 24 August, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 224
KYIV, Aug 23: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his first visit to Kyiv on Friday to again call for a diplomatic solution to more than two years of war with Russia, saying he stood "firmly for peace" in talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Modi was in Kyiv just over a month after angering Ukraine by hugging President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Moscow.

Arriving for talks on Friday, he embraced Zelensky and the pair held a minute of silence at a memorial commemorating children killed in Russia's invasion.

New Delhi, which has avoided explicit condemnation of Moscow's invasion, has cast itself as a possible peacemaker between the warring neighbours.

"We were not neutral from day one, we have taken a side, and we stand firmly for peace," he told Zelensky.
He earlier said that "no problem should be solved on the battlefield."

His visit comes as Kyiv's forces are mounting a major incursion into Russia's Kursk region, while Moscow's army is advancing in eastern Ukraine.

The Indian leader pledged humanitarian support for Kyiv, saying: "Whatever help is required from a humanitarian standpoint, India will always stand with you."

Zelensky called Modi's visit a "historic moment". 

But neither side showed signs of a breakthrough, with India's foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar later saying that it was "clearly a complex issue" and that India believes Moscow should be involved if peace efforts were to progress.    —AFP



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