Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky where the two leaders discussed the ongoing aspects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and reiterated India’s approach towards the resolution to the tensions.
“Had a very productive meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. India is eager to further cement bilateral relations with Ukraine. Regarding the ongoing hostilities, reiterated that India believes in a human-centric approach and believes that the way to peace is through dialogue and diplomacy,” PM Modi wrote on X.
Had a very productive meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. India is eager to further cement bilateral relations with Ukraine. Regarding the ongoing hostilities, reiterated that India believes in a human-centric approach and believes that the way to peace is through… pic.twitter.com/XOKA0AHYGs— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 14, 2024
Day one of the Italy-hosted G7 summit was dominated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict as the leaders agreed on a US proposal to back a $ 50-billion loan to Kyiv utilising frozen Russian assets.
India has been maintaining that the conflict in Ukraine must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.
Meanwhile, Zelensky said that he discussed the Global Peace Summit and issues on its agenda with Prime Minister Modi and thanked him for sending a high-level delegation to the Summit.
“We discussed the development of bilateral relations and trade, in particular in the context of the Black Sea export corridor functioning. We explored the possibility of exchanging experiences in the use of new technologies in agriculture,” he said.
Modi Discusses Bilateral Ties With French Prez Macron
PM Modi first met French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed ways to further bolster the bilateral ties between the two nations as well as held talks on various global issues.
Taking Strategic Partnerships to new levels! PM @narendramodi met President @EmmanuelMacron of France on the sidelines of the 50th G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X.
Had an excellent meeting with my friend President @EmmanuelMacron. This is our fourth meeting in one year, indicating the priority we accord to strong India-French ties. Our talks covered numerous subjects such as defence, security, technology, AI, Blue Economy and more. We also… pic.twitter.com/l52eHhJclL— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 14, 2024
“The two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen the partnership including in areas of defence, nuclear, space, education, climate action, digital public infrastructure, critical technologies, connectivity and culture. They also exchanged views on key global and regional issues,” he further wrote.
Modi Holds Talks With Rishi Sunak On Sidelines of G7 Summit
The prime minister, who recently assumed office for the third term, also met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak and discussed bilateral relations and issues of common interests.
#WATCH | Italy: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a bilateral meeting with UK PM Rishi Sunak in Apulia, on the sidelines of G7 Summit.The two leaders share a hug as they meet. pic.twitter.com/X5ZFi7379l
— ANI (@ANI) June 14, 2024
The two leaders shared a warm hug before the meeting. This is the first in-person meeting between Sunak and PM Modi since their encounter at the G20 Summit in New Delhi last September.
Sunak and Modi last met in person at the G20 Summit in New Delhi last September, when they had agreed to accelerate the FTA talks with the hope of signing off before India’s general election.
PM Modi will later hold talks with several other leaders, including the Pope and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.
The G-7 summit is being held at the luxurious Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy’s Apulia region. India has been invited to the meet as an Outreach country and this is PM Modi’s first overseas visit since he took oath as Prime Minister for the third straight term.
G7 Summit in Italy: What’s On The Agenda & Who All Are Invited
The Group of Seven leading industrialised nations of the world discussed issues of migration followed by the Indo-Pacific and economic security on Friday, the second day of the three-day G7 Summit in the southern Italian region of Apulia.
Besides the participants of the G7 hosted by Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni – US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel – the Prime Minister will be joined by leaders of 10 other outreach nations invited to the summit.
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