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"We are on the side of peace", said India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New York on Saturday, as he commented on the Ukraine conflict.
Addressing the 77th UN General Assembly, Jaishankar stated "we are often asked whose side are we on. And our answer each time is straight and honest. India is on the side of peace and will remain firmly there. We are on the side that respects the UN charter and its founding principles. We are on the side that calls for dialogue and diplomacy as the only way out."
The diplomat concluded his statement voicing India's support for reforms of the UN Security Council saying "our call is to allow serious negotiations on such a critical matter to proceed sincerely. They must not be blocked by procedular tactics. Naysayers cannot hold the IGN process hostage in perpetuity."
UN: 'We are on the side of peace' - Indian FM on Ukraine during UNGA address
"We are on the side of peace", said India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New York on Saturday, as he commented on the Ukraine conflict.
Addressing the 77th UN General Assembly, Jaishankar stated "we are often asked whose side are we on. And our answer each time is straight and honest. India is on the side of peace and will remain firmly there. We are on the side that respects the UN charter and its founding principles. We are on the side that calls for dialogue and diplomacy as the only way out."
The diplomat concluded his statement voicing India's support for reforms of the UN Security Council saying "our call is to allow serious negotiations on such a critical matter to proceed sincerely. They must not be blocked by procedular tactics. Naysayers cannot hold the IGN process hostage in perpetuity."
Mandatory Credit: United Nations / NEWS USE ONLY
"We are on the side of peace", said India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New York on Saturday, as he commented on the Ukraine conflict.
Addressing the 77th UN General Assembly, Jaishankar stated "we are often asked whose side are we on. And our answer each time is straight and honest. India is on the side of peace and will remain firmly there. We are on the side that respects the UN charter and its founding principles. We are on the side that calls for dialogue and diplomacy as the only way out."
The diplomat concluded his statement voicing India's support for reforms of the UN Security Council saying "our call is to allow serious negotiations on such a critical matter to proceed sincerely. They must not be blocked by procedular tactics. Naysayers cannot hold the IGN process hostage in perpetuity."