Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia
In a post on X, PM Modi said both leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to further
strengthen the India-France strategic partnership.
“Had a very good conversation with my friend President Macron. Exchanged views on efforts for peaceful resolution of conflicts in Ukraine and in West Asia. Reaffirmed our commitment to further strengthen the India-France strategic partnership,” PM Modi wrote on X.
Macron attended the meeting at the White House earlier this week, where several European Union leaders were present along with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, the European Union and NATO travelled to Washington to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and push for strong security guarantees for the country in any post-war settlement with Russia. The Monday meeting came after Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Following the Alaska summit, Putin held a telephone call with PM Modi and shared his assessment of his meeting with Trump.
While thanking President Putin, the Prime Minister underlined India’s consistent position for a peaceful resolution of the conflict through diplomacy and dialogue. He reiterated that India supports all efforts in this regard.
