Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sixteenth BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 22, 2024.
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India helps restoration of peace between Ukraine and Russia and is dedicated to offering “all doable help” to finish the disaster, stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) throughout a bilateral assembly with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr. Modi took half within the bilateral assembly quickly after reaching Kazan the place Russia is internet hosting the sixteenth BRICS summit within the backdrop of the continued conflicts within the Gaza Strip and Ukraine. Mr. Modi additionally met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and referred to as for the de-escalation of pressure within the West Asian area.
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“Now we have been in steady contact over the battle between Russia and Ukraine. As I’ve stated earlier than, we proceed to consider that these disputes must be resolved via peaceable means. We assist restoration of peace and stability as quickly as doable. Our efforts prioritise humanity. India is able to present all doable help within the upcoming interval,” stated Mr. Modi in his opening remarks. The Prime Minister’s participation within the BRICS occasions in Kazan comes months after he travelled to Moscow for the annual India-Russia summit in July.
Earlier, Mr. Modi was obtained by Rustam Minnikhanov, head of the Republic of Tatarstan and given a standard Tatar welcome at Kazan, which is the biggest metropolis and the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan. He was pushed to the bilateral assembly with Mr. Putin in an Aurus automotive.
Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri stated in a press briefing that the 2 sides additionally mentioned the early launch of Indian nationals who had ended up combating for the Russian army on the Ukraine entrance, after being duped by unscrupulous overseas employment brokers. “At present the embassy is pursuing round twenty instances with the Russian aspect and we very a lot hope that every one of those people might be launched at an early date and repatriated to India,” stated Mr. Misri.
Mr. Misri introduced that the 2 sides will maintain the twenty fifth session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Fee on commerce, technical and cultural cooperation in November in New Delhi and that India will quickly be opening two new consulates in Kazan and in Yekaterinburg.
India-Iran talks
In his assembly with the brand new Iranian President, Mr. Modi mentioned the Chabahar port, the North-South Transport Hall and the state of affairs in Afghanistan. “The Prime Minister expressed his deep concern over the escalating battle and reiterated India’s name for the safety of civilians and emphasised the necessity for dialogue and diplomacy,” stated Mr. Misri.
The BRICS summit in Kazan is the primary event when the grouping will convene in its expanded form that it acquired after the Johannesburg summit in 2023. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the UAE have been cleared to affix BRICS in Johannesburg and the method of recent members’ admission was accomplished on January 1, 2024.
The summit, which shall be held on Wednesday, below the chairship of Russia has additionally drawn world consideration as it’s being interpreted as an indication of Russia’s main place regardless of the continued disaster in Ukraine.
Forward of the BRICS summit, Mr. Putin hosted the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on October 21 within the presidential residence of Novo-Ogaryovo in Moscow the place he had hosted Mr. Modi through the India-Russia annual summit in July.
Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary for the Russian President, stated the Putin-Al Nahyan assembly was aimed toward discussing “severe points calmly”. Amongst different leaders who arrived in Kazan have been Chinese language President Xi Jinping, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Md Jashim Uddin, the Overseas Secretary of Bangladesh, can also be being hosted at Kazan.
Printed – October 22, 2024 11:47 pm IST
