Post PM Modi-President Putin call, US has this to say

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Dec
17:
The
United
States
has
once
again
welcomed
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi’s
position
on
the
conflict
in
Ukraine.

India
has
always
held
that
there
should
be
cessation
of
all
violence
and
the
pursuit
of
the
path
of
democracy.

State
Department’s
Principal
Deputy
Spokesperson
Vedant
Patel
during
a
press
conference
on
Thursday
said,
‘we
would
take
PM
Modi
at
his
words
and
welcome
those
comments
when
they
took
place.
Other
countries
will
make
their
own
decision
on
engagement
with
Russia.
We
continue
to
coordinate
with
allies
to
mitigate
impacts
of
war.”

Dialogue,
diplomacy
only
way
forward
on
Ukraine
war:
PM
Modi
tells
Putin

Patel
was
responding
to
questions
on
India’s
position
on
the
Russia-Ukraine
conflict
and
PM
Modi’s
call
to
end
the
war
and
pursue
the
path
of
diplomacy.

Earlier,
on
the
sidelines
of
the
SCO
Summit
in
Samarkand,
PM
Modi
had
told
Russian
President
Vladimir
Putin
that
today
is
not
the
era
of
war.,
He
also
said
that
ways
need
to
be
found
to
address
the
problems
of
fuel
security,
foods
and
fertilisers.

Patel
when
asked
about
the
role
in
stopping
the
Russian-Ukranian
war
said
that
any
country
that
is
interested
in
engaging
in
peace
and
is
interested
in
ending
this
war
must
do
so
in
close
partnership
with
the
partners
or
Ukraine.

The
comments
by
the
State
Department
came
hours
after
PM
Modi
dialled
Vladimir
Putin
on
Friday.

“Following
up
on
their
meeting
in
Samarkand
on
the
sidelines
of
the
SCO
Summit,
the
two
leaders
reviewed
several
aspects
of
the
bilateral
relationship,
including
energy
cooperation,
trade
and
investments,
defence
and
security
cooperation,
and
other
key
areas,”
a
statement
by
the
Prime
Minister’s
Office
said.

It
was
PM
Modi
who
told
Vladimir
Putin
to
his
face…:
UK
minister’s
praise

PM
Modi
reiterated
his
call
for
dialogue
and
diplomacy
as
the
only
way
forward.
Prime
Minister
briefed
President
Putin
on
India’s
ongoing
Presidency
of
the
G-20,
highlighting
its
key
priorities.
He
also
looked
forward
to
both
countries
working
together
during
India’s
Chairship
of
the
Shanghai
Cooperation
Organisation,
the
PMO
statement
while
citing
the
call
said.
Both
leaders
agreed
to
remain
in
regular
touch
with
each
other,
the
statement
also
read.