PM Modi was right when he said time is not for war, says French Prez Macron
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French President Emmanuel Macron, while speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right when he said this is not the time for war.
French President Emmanuel Macron, while addressing world leaders at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right when he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is not the time for war.
New York, USA | Indian PM Modi was right when he said that time is not for war, not for revenge against the west or for opposing the west against east. It is time for our sovereign equal states to cope together with challenges we face: French President Emmanuel Macron at #UNGA pic.twitter.com/HJBZJELhEF
PM Modi met Putin on September 16 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand where he told the Russian leader that "today's era is not of war". He said that he spoke to Putin on the phone and emphasised that democracy, diplomacy and dialogue are “things that touch the world”.
Macron in his address said, "Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, was right when he said the time is not for war. It is not for revenge against the West or for opposing the West against the East. It is the collective time for our sovereign equal states to cope together with challenges we face."
"This is why there's an urgent need to develop a new contract between the north and the south an effective contract which is respectful for food, for biodiversity, for education," he added.
Macron, while speaking about the conflict in Ukraine said, “Russia is today seeking to uphold a double standard, but the war in Ukraine must not be a conflict that leaves anyone indifferent.”
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