'India ready to engage in diplomacy to end Ukraine war'
India | Mar 18, 2022, 07:21 AM ISTPM Narendra Modi has spoken to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and urged them to hold direct talks.
PM Narendra Modi has spoken to both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and urged them to hold direct talks.
India has brought back over 17,100 of its nationals from Ukraine so far while around 700 Indian students remained stuck in the northeastern city of Sumy with their evacuation dependent on the facilitation of a safe passage by Russian and Ukrainian authorities.
The 15-nation UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Ukraine late Wednesday night, the second meeting this week and the fourth since January 31 as tensions escalated between Russia and Ukraine.
"If we need to have any sustainable recovery from the pandemic, it should start with vaccines," TS Tirumurti added.
India has been at the forefront in fighting against the pandemic, through national efforts, multilateral and plurilateral cooperation.
On climate change, Tirumurti said India is the only G-20 country which is on course to meet the Paris Targets.
India assumed the Presidency of UN Security Council for the month on Aug 1 and wrapped up a hectic 1st week with discussions on Afghanistan on Aug 6 amidst a deteriorating security situation in the country as the Taliban carried out its military offensive.
India has said that there is no "one size fits all" approach but countries can certainly share experience and learn from each other.
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