Echoing the remarks of the Prime Minister, the Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar also spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybih.
In an article on X Jaishankar, said: “discussed our bilateral cooperation as well as the Ukrainian conflict. India supports this conflict early and the establishment of lasting peace. ”
Diplomatic commitments come in the middle of a renewed push of India to find a balance between its traditional partnerships and its strategic autonomy. While India has refrained from joining the Western choir against Russia, it maintained “it is not a time of war” and called for a dialogue and diplomacy to end the conflict and have lasting peace.
India and the EU relaunched negotiations for the free trade agreement (ALE) in June 2022 after a gap of more than eight years.
“While the greatest democratic forces in the world, India and the EU share a solid and close relationship based on trust, shared values and a common vision for the future,” said Indian reading.
He said that Moda, Costa and Von Der Leyen also welcomed the progress of bilateral relations in key sectors such as trade, technology, investment, innovation, sustainability, defense, security and resilience of the supply chain, and reaffirmed the shared commitment to an early conclusion of the East-Europe economic corridor).
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