India calls for direct negotiations between Russia, Ukraine to end ongoing conflict
India Today
Addressing the UN Security Council, India once again called on Russia and Ukraine to resolve their hostilities through "direct contacts and negotiations".
India once again renewed calls for a halt to the fighting in Ukraine and urged Moscow and Kyiv to resolve their hostilities through diplomatic dialogue and not violence.
India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador R Ravindra said Delhi has been and will continue to remain in touch with both Russia and Ukraine in this regard.
“We call for direct contacts and negotiations with a view to cease hostilities. India has been in touch with both the Russian Federation and Ukraine in this regard and will continue to remain engaged,” R Ravindra said during a meeting of the UN Security Council on Monday.
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The Indian envoy voiced concern over the grievous toll on human lives the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has inflicted on both sides, while also triggering a dire humanitarian crisis.
“India has been consistent in calling for an immediate end to all hostilities in Ukraine. Our PM has called for an urgent ceasefire and that there is no other path left but of dialogue and diplomacy,” he said.
Ravindra added that India undertook intensive and immediate steps to evacuate its nationals from conflict zones in Ukraine.
