Ukraine has also sought the participation of President Zelensky in the September G20 Summit under India’s Presidency. There has been no word from India on the matter so far.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The letter was sent across by the Dy Foreign Minister Emine Dzapharova to Mos, MEA Meenakshi Lekhi. She also requested for additional humanitarian aid during her talks with Meenakshi Lekhi.
Ukraine has also sought the participation of President Zelensky in the September G20 Summit under India’s Presidency. There has been no word from India on the matter so far.
Ukraine has requested additional humanitarian supplies, including medicines and medical equipment. Ms Lekhi tweeted that India had assured enhanced humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
The Ukraine Minister said the war-torn country would allow foreign medical students to take the Unified State Qualification Exam in their country of domicile, which is a huge relief for thousands of Indian students forced to leave Ukraine when war broke out.
Ukraine has also suggested that rebuilding infrastructure in the country could be an opportunity for Indian companies.
On Monday, the Ukrainian minister said Kyiv wanted New Delhi to be more involved in helping resolve its war with Russia and sought a visit by PM Modi and other top officials.
She also said that Ukraine is not in a position to instruct India on its economic relations with other countries, in an apparent reference to New Delhi’s energy ties with Moscow.
Emine Dzhaparova’s visit to India is the first from Ukraine after Russia began its invasion of the country last year.
The minister described India as a global leader and a ‘Vishwaguru’ which can play a role in addressing global challenges.
“I think India is a global player. It is really a ‘Vishwaguru’ of the world. We are feeling the pain by actually fighting for the values. This is about justice… Rusia is questioning the very existence of my country. In our history of 1,500 years, Ukraine never attacked any country,” she said.
In his bilateral meeting with Putin in Uzbekistan on September 16 in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, PM Modi had said, “Today’s era is not of war” – a comment that resonated with various world leaders and was widely praised.