Need to raise voice together against unilateral attempts to change status quo: PM Modi

Hiroshima: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said in a session of the G7 summit held in Hiroshima city of Japan that he does not consider the current situation in Ukraine to be an issue of politics or economy, but of humanity and human values. He said that dialogue and diplomacy is the only way to resolve this conflict. Addressing the G7 session, PM Modi said that all countries should respect the United Nations Charter, international law and each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He also called for a united voice against unilateral attempts to change the status quo.

The Prime Minister’s comments come in the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing border dispute with China in eastern Ladakh. Modi also remembered Gautam Buddha and said that there is no such problem in the modern age, the solution of which cannot be found in his teachings. In his address, the Prime Minister also referred to the talks he had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. He said, ‘Today we heard President Zelensky. I met him yesterday also. I do not consider the current situation as an issue of politics or economy. I believe it is an issue of humanity, human values.

Modi said, ‘We have said from the beginning that dialogue and diplomacy are the only way to a solution. And we will try as much as possible to resolve this situation. India will do what it can do.” The Prime Minister said that India has always believed that any tension, any dispute should be resolved peacefully through dialogue. He said that in the current global situation, the biggest impact of the crisis of food, fuel and fertilizer is being felt in the developing countries. Modi said, ‘Global peace, stability and prosperity is our common objective. In today’s inter-connected world, stress in any region affects all countries and developing countries with limited resources are the most affected. The most affected are the developing countries.