Ukraine solution can't be found on battlefield: PM
India and Russia on Tuesday discussed plans to end the Ukraine conflict peacefully as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his annual summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Kremlin, referred to the death of innocent children in war and terror attacks.
«Any person who believes in humanity feels pain when people die, and especially when innocent children die. When we feel such pain, the heart simply explodes, and I had the opportunity to talk about these issues with you yesterday,» Modi said, adding that a «solution cannot be found on the battlefield».
The PM said: «For a bright future, war is not a solution. India is in favour of peace. I am hopeful of peace. Ready to cooperate for peace,» Modi said. Briefing the media, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said the two leaders discussed several ideas on addressing the Ukraine conflict.
Putin thanked Modi for the attention that the PM gives to resolving the Ukrainian crisis peacefully.
The two leaders also sought to step up counter-terror cooperation to safeguard Eurasian security in the backdrop of terror attacks in Moscow-Dagestan regions and J&K
Putin said India suffered due to terrorism and underscored that Moscow and Dagestan too have been victims of terrorist attacks. Modi condemned the recent incidents in Russia. «We have been facing this for 40 years. I know how horrible and disgusting terrorism is,» the PM said.
According to the joint statement after the summit, they strongly condemned the recent dastardly terrorist attack in J&K's Kathua.
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