TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that India stands ready to contribute in any way to the peace efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and called for early cessation of violence in that country.
The prime minister communicated this when Lavrov called on him after holding wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, a day after arriving in India on a two-day visit. Ahead of his meeting with Modi, Lavrov said at a media briefing that India, with its “just and rational” approach towards international problems, can support the peace efforts if it chooses to play such a role.
“Foreign Minister Lavrov briefed the prime minister on the situation in Ukraine, including the ongoing peace negotiations,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. “The prime minister reiterated his call for an early cessation of violence, and conveyed India’s readiness to contribute in any way to the peace efforts,” it said. On Wednesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told that India can use its influence with Russia to convince it to stop the war in Ukraine.
