TOI News Desk
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday reiterated India’s position on the Russia-Ukraine wwar, saying that it “rests on some postulates.” He stressed that “differences can only be resolved through dialogue and negotiation, not war,” and affirmed that “negotiations are the only way forward.”
Jaishankar made these remarks while addressing a joint press conference with German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock.
EAM said, “Minister Baerbock and I regularly talk about Ukraine. We are talking about this time in person. But from time to time, we speak on the phone or otherwise.”
Jaishankar added, “In the last two-and-a-half years, in different ways, India has had some involvement with various specific initiatives, the green corridor, matters relating to the security of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station and some other discussions.”
Discussing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, EAM Jaishankar said, “This year, PM Modi went to Russia in July. He met President ZelenskyY in Italy in June and then he went to Kyiv in August. And in both, Moscow and Kyiv, he had fairly detailed long discussions with the two Presidents.”
He elaborated on the postulates, saying, “We don’t believe that differences and disputes can be settled through war. This is not the era of war; We don’t believe in this conflict and a solution will come from the battlefield. So we do think that negotiations are the only way forward. At some point, there has to be negotiations. When there is a discussion, we also think that it is essential to have Russia in it unless the discussions don’t gain further moment.”
Prime Minister Modi concluded his visit to Ukraine on August 23, the first such visit by an Indian PM since diplomatic ties were established in 1992.
During the bilateral meeting, PM Modi told Zelenskyy, “India was never neutral, we have always been on the side of peace.”
He further stated that India is ready to play an active role in the path to peace and progress.
Jaishankar made these remarks while addressing a joint press conference with German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock.
EAM said, “Minister Baerbock and I regularly talk about Ukraine. We are talking about this time in person. But from time to time, we speak on the phone or otherwise.”
Jaishankar added, “In the last two-and-a-half years, in different ways, India has had some involvement with various specific initiatives, the green corridor, matters relating to the security of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station and some other discussions.”
Discussing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, EAM Jaishankar said, “This year, PM Modi went to Russia in July. He met President ZelenskyY in Italy in June and then he went to Kyiv in August. And in both, Moscow and Kyiv, he had fairly detailed long discussions with the two Presidents.”
He elaborated on the postulates, saying, “We don’t believe that differences and disputes can be settled through war. This is not the era of war; We don’t believe in this conflict and a solution will come from the battlefield. So we do think that negotiations are the only way forward. At some point, there has to be negotiations. When there is a discussion, we also think that it is essential to have Russia in it unless the discussions don’t gain further moment.”
Prime Minister Modi concluded his visit to Ukraine on August 23, the first such visit by an Indian PM since diplomatic ties were established in 1992.
During the bilateral meeting, PM Modi told Zelenskyy, “India was never neutral, we have always been on the side of peace.”
He further stated that India is ready to play an active role in the path to peace and progress.