Ukraine and India want to develop a strategic partnership, India is ready to contribute to the return of peace.
This is indicated in the joint statement of Ukraine and India following the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ukraine, which was published on the President's website, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
"Both leaders expressed their mutual interest in working towards elevating bilateral relations from a comprehensive partnership to a strategic partnership in the future. They reaffirmed their commitment to further developing bilateral ties for the benefit of the peoples of both countries based on mutual trust, respect, and openness," the document said.
It is also noted that the Indian side has confirmed its principled position and focus on a peaceful settlement through dialogue and diplomacy.
The Ukrainian side welcomed such participation of India and emphasized the importance of India's participation at a high level in the next Peace Summit.
The Ukrainian side also emphasized that the joint communique on the foundations of peace, adopted at the Peace Summit in Switzerland in June, can serve as a basis for further efforts to establish a just peace based on dialogue, diplomacy and international law.
Modi is said to have stressed the need for sincere and practical engagement between all parties to develop innovative solutions that will be widely accepted and contribute to the speedy restoration of peace.
He reiterated India's readiness to contribute in all possible ways to facilitate the speedy return of peace.
The statement also talks about defense cooperation.
"Underlining the importance of defense cooperation between India and Ukraine, the Leaders agreed to continue to work towards facilitating a stronger relationship between the defense entities in both countries, including through joint collaborations and partnerships for manufacturing in India and cooperation in emerging areas," the statement said.
The parties agreed to hold the 2nd meeting of the Joint Ukrainian-Indian Working Group on Military-Technical Cooperation, established in accordance with the 2012 Defense Cooperation Agreement, in India in the near future.
The parties also agreed to study the possibility of involving Indian companies in the reconstruction and restoration of Ukraine.
It is also noted that Modi thanked Zelenskyy for his hospitality and invited him to visit India on a mutually convenient occasion.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Modi paid an official visit to Ukraine on August 23, the Day of the National Flag of Ukraine.
Zelenskyy and Modi in Kyiv honored the memory of children who were killed due to the russian aggression.
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