Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India was ready to work with friendly countries to provide all possible support for the early restoration of peace and stability in Ukraine and West Asia.
Modi also said that no issue could be settled on the battlefield.
The Indian prime minister was quoted as saying that conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia were a “matter of deep concern for all of us”.
Modi, who is on two nation tour – Poland and Ukraine – made these remarks following his talks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw.
They came a day ahead of his visit to Kyiv, which is being watched closely for any role India can play in bringing Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table.
“It is India’s firm belief that no problem can be solved on the battlefield. In any crisis, the loss of lives of innocent people has become the biggest challenge for the whole of humanity,” the Indian PM said, speaking in Hindi.
“We support dialogue and diplomacy for the early restoration of peace and stability. For this, India, along with friendly countries, is ready to provide all possible support,” he was quoted as saying by the media reports.
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Polish leader Tusk said Modi’s visit was being watched as a possible step towards a peace process.
“I am very glad that (Modi) has confirmed his readiness for personal involvement in achieving a peaceful, just, and swift end to the war. We are both convinced that India can play a very important and positive role here,” he said.
“This is significant, especially since the prime minister will be visiting Kyiv in a few hours. We all believe that this visit can also be historic,” media reports quoted Tusk as saying.
Lately, Poland has emerged as the strongest supporters of Ukraine, providing military equipment worth billions of dollars and hosting millions of Ukrainian refugees.
