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PM Modi meets Ukraine's Zelensky in US, reaffirms India's commitment to resolution of war

PM Modi meets Ukraine's Zelensky in US, reaffirms India's commitment to resolution of war

File photo of Narendra Modi and Volodymyr Zelensky.

Indian Prime Minister met his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Monday (Sep 23). The two leaders reaffirmed their stance for an early resolution of the war with the Indian PM showing readiness to assist in the efforts.

This was the third meeting between the two leaders in little over three months, with Zelensky stating that the two nations were developing their relations and "working together to strengthen cooperations across various fields. PM Modi took to his social media handles and posted about the meeting.

"Met President @ZelenskyyUa in New York. We are committed to implementing the outcomes of my visit to Ukraine last month to strengthen bilateral relations. Reiterated India’s support for early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and restoration of peace and stability," wrote PM Modi on X (formerly Twitter).

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"Prime Minister reiterated India’s clear, consistent and constructive approach in favour of a peaceful resolution of the conflict through diplomacy and dialogue as well as engagement between all stakeholders," it added.

Prior to Monday's meeting, the two leaders had met in Kyiv last month when PM Modi arrived on a historic one-day visit which was the first ever by an Indian PM since the diplomatic relations between the two nations were established in 1992

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Zelensky's victory plan

The meeting came a day after Kyiv stated that Zelensky was to present a "victory plan" to US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former prez, Donald Trump.

"The Victory Plan envisages quick and concrete steps by our strategic partners - from now until the end of December," said Zelensky.

When asked about Zelensky's initiative, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, "We believe that one should not analyse media reports. If information about it appears in official sources we will of course scrutinise it. There is a lot of contradictory and unreliable information on it out there, so we are very cautious about this."

(With inputs from agencies)