'Way To Peace Is Through Dialogue & Diplomacy': PM Modi Meets Ukraine President Zelenskyy In Italy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky where the two leaders discussed the ongoing aspects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and reiterated India’s approach towards the resolution to the tensions.

“Had a very productive meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. India is eager to further cement bilateral relations with Ukraine. Regarding the ongoing hostilities, reiterated that India believes in a human-centric approach and believes that the way to peace is through dialogue and diplomacy,” PM Modi wrote on X.

Day one of the Italy-hosted G7 summit was dominated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict as the leaders agreed on a US proposal to back a $ 50-billion loan to Kyiv utilising frozen Russian assets.

India has been maintaining that the conflict in Ukraine must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.

Modi Discusses Bilateral Ties With French Prez Macron

PM Modi first met French President Emmanuel Macron and discussed ways to further bolster the bilateral ties between the two nations as well as held talks on various global issues.

Taking Strategic Partnerships to new levels! PM @narendramodi met President @EmmanuelMacron of France on the sidelines of the 50th G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X.

“The two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen the partnership including in areas of defence, nuclear, space, education, climate action, digital public infrastructure, critical technologies, connectivity and culture. They also exchanged views on key global and regional issues,” he further wrote.

Modi Holds Talks With Rishi Sunak On Sidelines of G7 Summit

The prime minister, who recently assumed office for the third term, also met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak and discussed bilateral relations and issues of common interests.

The two leaders shared a warm hug before the meeting. This is the first in-person meeting between Sunak and PM Modi since their encounter at the G20 Summit in New Delhi last September.

Sunak and Modi last met in person at the G20 Summit in New Delhi last September, when they had agreed to accelerate the FTA talks with the hope of signing off before India’s general election.

PM Modi will later hold talks with several other leaders, including the Pope and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.

The G-7 summit is being held at the luxurious Borgo Egnazia resort in Italy’s Apulia region. India has been invited to the meet as an Outreach country and this is PM Modi’s first overseas visit since he took oath as Prime Minister for the third straight term.

G7 Summit in Italy: What’s On The Agenda & Who All Are Invited

The Group of Seven leading industrialised nations of the world discussed issues of migration followed by the Indo-Pacific and economic security on Friday, the second day of the three-day G7 Summit in the southern Italian region of Apulia.

Besides the participants of the G7 hosted by Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni – US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel – the Prime Minister will be joined by leaders of 10 other outreach nations invited to the summit.