“Our NSA simply went to Moscow…” EAM Jaishankar decodes India’s function to finish Russia-Ukraine battle

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sept 10 asserted that India’s stand on the struggle between Russia and Ukraine “rests on some postulates” and emphasised that variations can solely be resolved by means of dialogue and negotiations, not struggle, and that negotiations are the one means ahead. The remarks by EAM got here whereas he was addressing a joint press convention with German Minister for Overseas Affairs Annalena Baerbock.

Addressing the press convention, Jaishankar stated, “Minister Baerbock and I repeatedly discuss Ukraine. We’re speaking about this time in individual. However every now and then, we communicate on the telephone or in any other case.” He added, “Within the final two-and-a-half years, in several methods, India has had some involvement with numerous particular initiatives, the inexperienced hall, issues regarding the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station and another discussions.

“Speaking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Jaishankar added, “This yr, PM Modi went to Russia in July. He met President ZelenskyY in Italy in June after which he went to Kyiv in August. And in each, Moscow and Kyiv, he had pretty detailed lengthy discussions with the 2 Presidents.” EAM Jaishankar, in the course of the joint press convention, additional stated that numerous issues had been stated in the course of the discussions and asserted that “India’s place on the continuing struggle rests on some postulates.

“Elaborating on the postulates, he stated, “We don’t imagine that variations and disputes could be settled by means of struggle. This isn’t the period of struggle; We don’t imagine on this battle and an answer will come from the battlefield. So we do assume that negotiations are the one means ahead. Sooner or later, there must be negotiations. When there’s a dialogue, we additionally assume that it’s important to have Russia in it until the discussions don’t achieve additional second.”

Video: ANI