PM Modi holds talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Hiroshima

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday held bilateral talks here in their first inperson meeting after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last yearThe meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima came a day after leaders of the powerful grouping unveiled new sanctions on Moscow for continuing its war in UkrainePM narendramodi held talks with President ZelenskyyUa during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima the prime ministers office tweetedIt is not immediately known what transpired in the talks However it is widely believed that Zelenskyy sought Indias support for Ukraine in its fight against RussiaThe Ukrainian president has been trying to drum up support from key countries around the world as Ukrainian forces are reportedly preparing for a major counteroffensive against RussiaThe ModiZelenskyy meeting took place over a month after Ukrainian First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova visited IndiaDuring her visit Dzhaparova handed over a letter to the Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi The letter was written to Prime Minister Modi by President ZelenskyySince the Ukraine conflict began in February last year Prime Minister Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy a number of timesAlso Read Govt has prioritized recruitment process PM Modi addresses Rozgar MelaIn a phone conversation with President Zelenskyy on October 4 last year Modi said that there can be no military solution and that India is ready to contribute to any peace effortsAt a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan on September 16 last year in the Uzbek city of Samarkand Modi said Todays era is not of war and nudged the Russian leader to end the conflictIndia has not yet condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it has been maintaining that the crisis must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogueIn New Delhi Dzhaparova said that India is a global leader and can help in addressing key global challenges and promoting peace including in her countryThe prime minister arrived in Hiroshima on Friday to attend the annual summit of the G7 grouping in the first leg of his threenation tour that will also take him to Papua New Guinea and AustraliaThe Ukrainian president is also attending the G7 summit following an invitation by Japan the current chair of the powerful groupingThe group of seven comprising the US France the UK Italy Germany Canada and Japan represent the worlds richest democracies Under its G7 presidency Japan invited India and seven other countries to the summit as guestsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever