Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not the time for war, food, fertilizer and fuel security are among the world’s major concerns.
“I know that today’s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you about that on the phone,” Modi told Putin on the sidelines of a regional security bloc summit in Uzbekistan, he added. He said that peace is maintained through democracy, diplomacy and dialogue. world together.
Putin said he understood Modi’s concerns about the war in Ukraine. “I know your position on the Ukraine conflict, and I know your concerns. We want this to end as quickly as possible.”
Putin, who met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit, acknowledged Beijing’s concerns about the war on Wednesday.
Modi and Putin spoke on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, whose permanent members include India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
“Our trade is growing, thanks to your additional supply of Russian fertilizers to Indian markets, which has increased more than eightfold. I hope this will be of great help to India’s agricultural sector,” Putin said. said
