“We want dialogue and diplomacy. The war between Russia and Ukraine must be ended immediately, and this conflict must be resolved as soon as possible,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said of the meeting.
According to the spokesman, Modi said that India has always been firmly committed to cessation of violence in order to end the current conflict and its resolution in a satisfactory manner.
He pointed out that New Delhi favors peace and its position is diplomacy and dialogue and is doing everything in its power to facilitate it.
Modi expressed his concern about the current situation and the growing humanitarian crisis and reiterated his call for an immediate end to the violence, expressing his firm support for a peaceful solution and direct dialogue between the two sides.
On defense cooperation, he said Modi invited British industry to use the Asian country’s advanced defense system and the government’s local manufacturing policy to meet the needs of its armed forces and those of other nations.
Modi welcomed the opportunity for Indian companies to participate in the UK’s new helicopter and warship building programme.
The sides agreed to intensify cooperation on dealing with threats in areas such as cyberspace, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and strengthen cooperation on countering terrorism, violent extremism and radicalism.
Given the volatility of world energy prices, both leaders emphasized the rapid deployment of renewable energy, including offshore wind power, in which the European nation is a world leader, and in areas such as green hydrogen.
They highlighted the successful connection of the Covishield vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by Serum Institute of India, the Association for Science and Technology, Higher Education and Migration Mobility and other fields.
India welcomed the UK’s accession to the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative under the maritime security pillar and agreed to work closely together in its commitment to maintaining an open, free and secure region.
The two heads of state stressed the importance of personal contacts, especially academic exchanges and student mobility between the two countries.
The parties exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the Global Innovation Partnership and another on cooperation in the India Global Center for Nuclear Power Partnership.
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