President Biden commends PM Modi's Ukraine visit for his message of peace

US President Joe Biden during his telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra commended the latters historic visits to Poland and Ukraine as well as his message of peace the White House said in a statementThe two leaders discussed PM Modis trip to two European nations and the upcoming United Nations General Assembly meetings in SeptemberThe President commended the Prime Minister for his historic visits to Poland and Ukraine the first by an Indian Prime Minister in decades and for his message of peace and ongoing humanitarian support for Ukraine including its energy sector the statement readPM Modi and President Biden affirmed their continued support for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in accordance with international law on the basis of the UN CharterThe leaders also emphasised their continued commitment to work together including through regional groups like the Quad to contribute to peace and prosperity in the IndoPacificEarlier the Prime Ministers Office said that Prime Minister Modi briefed Biden on his recent visit to Ukraine and reiterated Indias consistent position in favour of dialogue and diplomacyPM Modi and Biden held discussions on various regional and global issues The two leaders reiterated their commitment to further strengthen the cooperation in multilateral fora including the QuadWhile discussing the situation in Ukraine the Prime Minister briefed President Biden on his recent visit to Ukraine He reiterated Indias consistent position in favour of dialogue and diplomacy and expressed full support for early return of peace and stability the statement readThe conversation took place days after PM Modis visit to Poland and Ukraine PM Modi visited Ukraine on Friday last the first by an Indian PM to the European nationDuring the bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy PM Modi emphasised Indias position of peaceful resolution of the conflict through dialogue and diplomacyIndia was never neutral we have always been on the side of peace PM Modi told Zelenskyy He said that India was ready to play an active role in the path to peace and progressRussia and Ukraine have been engaged in war since 2022 India has always advocated peace and diplomacy for resolving the conflict between Ukraine and RussiaLater on Monday local time the White House said they discussed peace prospects in accordance with President Zelenskyys plan for a just peaceWhite House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby reiterated that Washington would welcome any country that wants to help President Zelenskyy work towards just peaceAny country thats willing to come at that discussion by starting with President Zelenskyys perspective by hearing him out by signing on to that proposal and I wont speak for India and what theyre signing on to or not thats for the Prime Minister and his team to talk to but we certainly welcome any nation that is willing to be helpful and to start that conversation by ascribing to President Zelenskyys just peace proposal and getting his perspectives Kirby said at the briefingTaking to X following the conversation PM Modi stated Spoke to POTUS JoeBiden on phone today We had a detailed exchange of views on various regional and global issues including the situation in Ukraine I reiterated Indias full support for early return of peace and stabilityPM Modi appreciated Bidens deep commitment to the IndiaUS Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership The leaders reviewed the significant progress in bilateral ties and highlighted that the IndiaUS partnership is aimed at benefiting the people of both countries as well as the entire humanityDuring the telephone conversation the two leaders also expressed their shared concern over the situation in BangladeshThis 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