Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov meets NSA Doval, Jaishankar to debate path to peace| India Information
Ukraine’s Nationwide Safety Advisor Rustem Umerov met his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday to evaluation bilateral relations and talk about efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine battle.
Umerov is the second high-ranking Ukrainian official, after overseas minister Andrii Sybiha, to journey to India following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s journey to Kyiv in August 2024.
Jaishankar mentioned on social media after assembly Umerov that they mentioned “bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on the Ukraine battle”.
Doval and Umerov reviewed bilateral relations and mentioned the Russia-Ukraine battle, exterior affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned on social media. Doval “reiterated India’s principled place and give attention to peaceable decision by dialogue and diplomacy”, Jaiswal mentioned.
Umerov mentioned he and Doval mentioned the event of bilateral ties and assessed the safety scenario. “The Indian facet reaffirmed its constant place on the necessity for a peaceable settlement primarily based on dialogue and diplomacy,” he mentioned in a social media put up.
“I’m grateful for the shared understanding of the necessity to discover options that can guarantee an enduring peace,” Umerov added.
Umerov mentioned in a separate social media put up that he and Jaishankar mentioned the “present scenario on the entrance line, the progress of negotiations, and the prospects for attaining a simply, lasting, and sustainable peace for Ukraine”.
The 2 sides additionally targeted on the event of bilateral cooperation and the implementation of agreements outlined within the joint assertion issued by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his go to to Kyiv in August 2024.
“I’m grateful for the open and substantive dialogue. We sit up for additional strengthening bilateral cooperation,” Umerov mentioned.
The Ukrainian facet has pushed for Zelenskyy’s go to to India, particularly after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s journey to New Delhi final yr for an annual summit.
India has not publicly censured Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, whereas pushing for a peaceable decision of the battle. Throughout conferences with Putin and Zelenskyy, Modi has mentioned that options can’t be discovered on the battlefield and talks can’t succeed underneath the shadow of the gun.
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