India refuses to endorse joint communique favoring Ukraine

On the 16^th of June, India rejected to endorse a joint communique on the Summit on peace in Ukraine held in Switzerland, which stated that any peace settlement must be primarily based on Ukraine’s territorial integrity. India whereas refusing to endorse the “Joint Communique on a Peace Framework” stated that “solely these choices acceptable to each events can result in abiding peace.” It should be famous right here, that whereas Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy addressed the Summit on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin was not even invited.

Apart from India, some BRICS members, together with South Africa, Brazil, and the UAE, didn’t endorse the communique, which was signed by 83 out of 100 individuals. Furthermore, different nations who refused to signal the communiqué included Saudi Arabia, Armenia, Bahrain, Colombia, Libya, Suriname, Indonesia, and Mexico.

On the summit, India was represented by a secretary-level official and the nation didn’t contemplate participation on the ministerial degree maintaining in view, the makes an attempt by the West to maintain Russia out.

Notably, India was represented by Pavan Kapoor, MEA Secretary (West). In a press release from Switzerland, he said that India would solely be included within the joint assertion if it was introduced up with out the participation of each events to the battle.

“In our view, solely these options acceptable to each events can result in abiding peace. In step with this strategy, now we have determined to keep away from affiliation with the joint communique or every other doc rising from this summit,” Kapoor stated.

“We proceed to imagine that such a peace requires bringing collectively all stakeholders and a honest and sensible engagement between the 2 events to the battle. Accordingly, we are going to proceed to interact with all stakeholders in addition to two events to the battle to contribute to all earnest efforts to realize lasting peace in Ukraine. Our participation within the summit and continued engagement with all stakeholders is with the view of understanding completely different views, approaches, and choices to discover a sustainable manner ahead for a sustainable decision of the battle,” Kapoor added.

India additionally reiterated its strategy that the Ukraine-Russia battle must be resolved by dialogue and diplomacy. “India’s participation within the Summit, in addition to within the previous NSA/Political Director-level conferences primarily based on Ukraine’s Peace Formulation, was in step with our constant strategy to facilitate a long-lasting and peaceable decision to the battle by dialogue and diplomacy. We proceed to imagine that such a decision requires a honest and sensible engagement between the 2 events to the battle. On this regard, India will proceed to stay engaged with all stakeholders in addition to each the events to contribute to all earnest efforts to result in an early and abiding peace,” the MEA in its official assertion stated.

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