PM Modi also emphasised the depth of ties between Russia and India, mentioning that they have existed for the previous 25 years
During his two-day visit to Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent President Vladimir Putin a strong message today by reiterating that "war is not the solution" and making it plain that "India wants peace." The message is being sent out two years after the Russian President initiated a military invasion of Ukraine, during which time the war is still ongoing.
PM Modi said, "I am happy that we could discuss about the war in Ukraine with an open mind, and we listened to each other's thoughts on the war with great respect," during the bilateral talks with Russia President Putin.
He said, "Be it war, conflicts, terror attacks - everyone who believes in humanity is pained when there is loss of lives. But when innocent children are murdered, when we see innocent children dying, it is heart-wrenching. That pain is immense. I also held a detailed discussion with you over this."
He said, "...For restoration of peace, India is ready to cooperate in all ways...I assure you and the world community that India is in favour of peace. Listening to my friend Putin talk about peace yesterday, gives me hope. I would like to say to my media friends - Possible.".
PM Modi further added, "The last 5 years were very concerning, challenging for entire world, entire humankind. We had to go through several problems. First, due to COVID and later the era of conflicts and tensions in various parts caused several issues for humankind...Even in such a situation, when the world was facing a food-fuel-fertiliser crisis, due to India-Russia friendship and cooperation I did not let the farmers of my country face a crisis of fertiliser...Our friendship has played a huge role towards this. We are committed to the interest of farmers. Even in the days to come, we would want our cooperation with Russia to further advance in the interest of farmers."
PM Modi also emphasised the depth of ties between Russia and India, mentioning that they have existed for the previous 25 years. According to PM Modi, he has met the Russian President 17 times in the last ten years. He said, "In the last 25 years, we have had around 22 bilateral meetings. This reflects the depth of our relations."
PM Modi further added, "But this meeting is such that the entire world has its eyes on this meeting of mine and the entire world is trying to figure out different meanings out of it."
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