The leaders of the United States and India pledged to continue to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine and called for respect for international law.
US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a joint statement following their meeting in Washington on Thursday, June 22. The leaders of the two countries pledged to “continue to provide humanitarian assistance” to Ukraine and noted the importance of respect for the international order, Voice of America reports.
“President Biden and Prime Minister Modi expressed their deep concern about the conflict in Ukraine and deplored its terrible and tragic humanitarian consequences. The leaders stressed the serious and growing impact of the war on the global economic system, including food, energy security and critical supplies The two countries also pledged to continue providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. They called for respect for international law, principles of the UN Charter, integrity of territory and sovereignty,” the leaders of both countries said in a joint statement.
In addition, Joe Biden and Narendra Modi agreed on the need to “make more efforts to mitigate the effects of war, especially in developing countries.”
Also, “both countries agreed on the importance of post-conflict reconstruction of Ukraine,” the statement said.
“We also talked about our joint efforts to mitigate the humanitarian tragedies caused by Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine and to protect the fundamental principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity enshrined in the UN Charter,” said by President Joe Biden.
“From the beginning of the events in Ukraine, India has emphasized resolving the dispute through dialogue and diplomacy,” said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The United States and India in a statement confirmed that “the international order based on rules must be respected. The parties emphasized that the modern world order is built on the principles of the UN Charter, international law, respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state.”
At the same time, the statement did not mention Russia, which the Western countries accuse of violating the world order due to the invasion of Ukraine.
Recall that President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time since the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine.
We added that, despite the war in Ukraine, India increased trade with Russia, in particular, it began to buy more oil against the backdrop of Western sanctions.
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