G7 Summit: For the first time since the start of Russia-Ukraine war, Ukraine’s President Zelensky met PM Modi

There has been a meeting between Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in Hiroshima. This is the first meeting between the two leaders amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Photos of the meeting have also come to the fore. The meaning of this meeting is also very special in itself because Ukraine has been continuously requesting India to intervene in the war and to put pressure on Russia. At the same time, the matter of mediation from India’s side has also come to the fore. Earlier today, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, French President Emmanuel Macron and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

The meeting between Modi and Zelensky was scheduled after a series of consultations between senior diplomats from India and Ukraine. This was the first face-to-face meeting between PM Modi and Zelensky after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year. It is noteworthy that last year, Indian PM Modi met Russian President Putin on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand. Emphasizing on the resolution of the ongoing conflict, the PM told them that this is not the era of war. Which was appreciated by all the countries.

The craze of PM Modi is being seen in Japan. Narendra Modi on Saturday met some eminent Japanese people promoting Indian culture in Japan and said such interactions would help in building mutual understanding, respect and stronger ties between the two countries. Many people came to meet PM Modi. Earlier, he unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. After unveiling a 42-inch bronze statue of Gandhi in Hiroshima, Modi, who arrived in Japan for the G7 summit, said the world still gets scared hearing the word ‘Hiroshima’.