Mr. Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and exchanged views on Ukraine.
New York:
As the Ukraine war dominated the world’s top diplomatic stage this week, India on Saturday strongly called for the need to end the war through diplomacy and publicly expressed its views on the conflict. Kyiv-Moscow conflict.
Speaking at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, “we are often asked whose side we are on. And our answer, each time, is straightforward. frank and honest. India is on the side of peace and the will. remains firmly there,” said strongly.
“We are on the side of respecting the UN Charter and its founding principles,” he said, reiterating India’s position on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
While stressing the need for diplomacy, Mr Jaishankar said they were on the side of calling for dialogue.
Almost every leader of the week reiterated the impact of the conflict, “We’re on the side of those who are struggling to make ends meet, even as they stare at the cost of food, fuel and fertilizers are escalating,” Mr. Jaishankar said in his speech.
“It is in our collective interest to work constructively, both within and outside the United Nations, to find an early resolution to this conflict,” he concluded.
Less than a few hours before Mr. Jaishankar’s speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and exchanged views on Ukraine.
” An extensive conversation with FM Sergey Lavrov at #UNGA 77. Discussing our bilateral cooperation. Exchange of views on Ukraine, G-20 and UN reforms,” Jaishankar wrote on Twitter.
The meeting came just hours before Foreign Minister Lavrov addressed the high-level debate of the United Nations General Assembly, where he called for reform of the UNSC and support for India in an expanded Security Council.
During the UNSC meeting on Ukraine earlier this week, Mr Jaishankar repeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s insistence to Russian President Vladimir Putin that “this cannot be an age of war”.
“I would like to stress that even in conflict situations, there can be no justification for violations of human rights or international law. When any such behavior occurs, we are forced to act. This is our position with regard to the Bucha murders, and this is the position we take even today. The Council will also reiterate that We then supported calls for an independent investigation into the Bucha incident.” Jaishankar said, this was one of the toughest statements made against Russia in the past seven months, since since the invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier this week, Mr Jaishankar also met directly with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the United Nations headquarters here and expressed India’s main position to insist on ending all hostilities and returning to dialogue. and diplomacy.
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