New Delhi [India], Ukraine's Ambassador, Oleksandr Polishchuk, on Friday highlighted India's global position as a leader of the Global South ahead of a peace conference in Switzerland aimed at helping chart a path towards peace in Ukraine. and said that the war-torn nation needed it. India in the process of peace building.
Speaking to ANI the ambassador said, "We need India in the peace building process in Ukraine because Indian leadership, India's presence at the summit will strengthen all the diplomatic forces around the world. And of course, we need a peaceful solution." Need to find." “We need to create stable and prosperous conditions in Ukraine.”
According to the Kyiv Independent, Ukraine wants to strengthen international support for its peace plan at the upcoming global peace summit to be held on June 15-16 in Switzerland."Definitely India will be present. The Prime Minister said the same a few weeks ago. He has confirmed that India will be present but the level of presence will depend on timing, logistics and parallel commitments," Polishchuk said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday extended a warm invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Ukraine at a "convenient time". The invitation came during a phone conversation between the two leaders, where Zelensky congratulated PM Modi on his recent election victory and wished for early government formation.Furthermore, the envoy also confirmed with a positive tone that "This will be the first visit in the entire history of our relations when the Prime Minister will visit Ukraine." "And I am very happy that my President met Prime Minister Modi just yesterday. Had a direct talk, and they agreed that we will continue to develop our cooperation, which is a very good sign Prime Minister Modi says that India will increase efforts in the peace building process in Ukraine, so we hope that India "Will be present during the peace summit, which will actually start next week in Switzerland," the Ukrainian envoy said.
In response to a question on his role as an ambassador in this war, he said, "We try to secure our people and you know Russia is bombing Ukraine heavily, especially critical infrastructure in Ukraine. on the framework, and we are very grateful that India is paying." There is a lot of attention and support from Ukraine and so we will continue with our new project.”
He said, “I am quite pleased that you have such logical consistency and stability towards the Government of India and I hope that we will use this opportunity to increase the number of projects in support of Ukraine.Speaking to ANI, he also revealed that there could possibly be high-level visits between the two countries. "I must say, it is very likely," he said. Definitely, yes. You might remember that there was a visit of our Foreign Minister to India, and it was agreed that we would have a visit of the Foreign Minister to India." Ukraine.So...we'll see and we have even bigger expectations."
After this, he also congratulated PM Modi for getting majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and described it as one of the biggest elections in the world.
"We are going to congratulate Prime Minister Modi and his team for this great achievement because this is one of the biggest elections in the world. And he demonstrates his leadership. He shows that he is committed to his philosophy and making India Can unite the country around the idea of."It is a greater country than the one we have right now," the ambassador said. However, at a recent MEA briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has received an invitation from the Swiss side, but the terms of the partnership have not been finalized yet. The decision is still pending.
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, "We have received an invitation from the Swiss side. We are yet to decide on participation."
Meanwhile, the White House said US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Switzerland next week to attend a summit aimed at helping chart a path toward peace in Ukraine.China has indicated that it may not attend the Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland.
Asked whether China had refused to participate in the Ukraine peace summit, Mao Ning said at a weekly press briefing that China attaches great importance to Switzerland hosting the first peace summit in Ukraine and Switzerland and is in close contact with relevant parties. On this since the beginning of this year. China always maintains that the international peace conference needs to meet the three important elements of recognition by both Russia and Ukraine, equal participation of all parties and impartial discussion of all peace plans.
Subsequently, in May Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov refused his country's participation in the summit. Speaking in an interview with a local Russian news outlet, Sergei Lavrov said, "When our Swiss colleagues say they If they want to invite Russia to the conference first, they are not telling the truth.We will not participate in any event promoting the Volodymyr Zelensky peace formula in any form."
The summit is part of Ukraine's ongoing effort to garner diplomatic support for its 10-point peace plan announced in November 2022, which includes the full withdrawal of Russian troops and accountability for war crimes committed by Russia.
Ukraine hopes summit attendees will develop an action plan on three key aspects of its 10-point peace plan. The first point, free navigation, involves the security of port infrastructure in the Black Sea and global food security.The second focus is energy and nuclear security, including ending attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure. And the third will focus on prisoner exchanges and the return of illegally abducted children to Russia. The summit is the highest-level event to date in Ukraine's "Peace Formula" initiative. It follows four lower-level conferences held from June 2023.
Speaking to ANI the ambassador said, "We need India in the peace building process in Ukraine because Indian leadership, India's presence at the summit will strengthen all the diplomatic forces around the world. And of course, we need a peaceful solution." Need to find." “We need to create stable and prosperous conditions in Ukraine.”
According to the Kyiv Independent, Ukraine wants to strengthen international support for its peace plan at the upcoming global peace summit to be held on June 15-16 in Switzerland."Definitely India will be present. The Prime Minister said the same a few weeks ago. He has confirmed that India will be present but the level of presence will depend on timing, logistics and parallel commitments," Polishchuk said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday extended a warm invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Ukraine at a "convenient time". The invitation came during a phone conversation between the two leaders, where Zelensky congratulated PM Modi on his recent election victory and wished for early government formation.Furthermore, the envoy also confirmed with a positive tone that "This will be the first visit in the entire history of our relations when the Prime Minister will visit Ukraine." "And I am very happy that my President met Prime Minister Modi just yesterday. Had a direct talk, and they agreed that we will continue to develop our cooperation, which is a very good sign Prime Minister Modi says that India will increase efforts in the peace building process in Ukraine, so we hope that India "Will be present during the peace summit, which will actually start next week in Switzerland," the Ukrainian envoy said.
In response to a question on his role as an ambassador in this war, he said, "We try to secure our people and you know Russia is bombing Ukraine heavily, especially critical infrastructure in Ukraine. on the framework, and we are very grateful that India is paying." There is a lot of attention and support from Ukraine and so we will continue with our new project.”
He said, “I am quite pleased that you have such logical consistency and stability towards the Government of India and I hope that we will use this opportunity to increase the number of projects in support of Ukraine.Speaking to ANI, he also revealed that there could possibly be high-level visits between the two countries. "I must say, it is very likely," he said. Definitely, yes. You might remember that there was a visit of our Foreign Minister to India, and it was agreed that we would have a visit of the Foreign Minister to India." Ukraine.So...we'll see and we have even bigger expectations."
After this, he also congratulated PM Modi for getting majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and described it as one of the biggest elections in the world.
"We are going to congratulate Prime Minister Modi and his team for this great achievement because this is one of the biggest elections in the world. And he demonstrates his leadership. He shows that he is committed to his philosophy and making India Can unite the country around the idea of."It is a greater country than the one we have right now," the ambassador said. However, at a recent MEA briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has received an invitation from the Swiss side, but the terms of the partnership have not been finalized yet. The decision is still pending.
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, "We have received an invitation from the Swiss side. We are yet to decide on participation."
Meanwhile, the White House said US Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Switzerland next week to attend a summit aimed at helping chart a path toward peace in Ukraine.China has indicated that it may not attend the Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland.
Asked whether China had refused to participate in the Ukraine peace summit, Mao Ning said at a weekly press briefing that China attaches great importance to Switzerland hosting the first peace summit in Ukraine and Switzerland and is in close contact with relevant parties. On this since the beginning of this year. China always maintains that the international peace conference needs to meet the three important elements of recognition by both Russia and Ukraine, equal participation of all parties and impartial discussion of all peace plans.
Subsequently, in May Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov refused his country's participation in the summit. Speaking in an interview with a local Russian news outlet, Sergei Lavrov said, "When our Swiss colleagues say they If they want to invite Russia to the conference first, they are not telling the truth.We will not participate in any event promoting the Volodymyr Zelensky peace formula in any form."
The summit is part of Ukraine's ongoing effort to garner diplomatic support for its 10-point peace plan announced in November 2022, which includes the full withdrawal of Russian troops and accountability for war crimes committed by Russia.
Ukraine hopes summit attendees will develop an action plan on three key aspects of its 10-point peace plan. The first point, free navigation, involves the security of port infrastructure in the Black Sea and global food security.The second focus is energy and nuclear security, including ending attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure. And the third will focus on prisoner exchanges and the return of illegally abducted children to Russia. The summit is the highest-level event to date in Ukraine's "Peace Formula" initiative. It follows four lower-level conferences held from June 2023.
