- Foreign Minister visits amid efforts to seek a peaceful resolution to the more than two-year-old Russia-Ukraine conflict.
- Ukraine expects India to participate in the Peace summit to be hosted by Switzerland based on Ukrainian President's 10 points peace formula.
- 10 points peace formula aims to bring lasting peace to Ukraine and put an end to war.
- A Review meeting of the Inter-governmental Commission (IGC) was also held to restore cooperation prior to war level.
- About India- Ukraine Relationship
- Political: India was one of the first countries to recognise Ukraine.
- Trade and Economic Cooperation: India is Ukraine’s major export destination in the Asia-Pacific (2020).
- Cultural: Elements of India’s soft power such as dances, yoga, philosophy, Ayurveda and spirituality have considerable impact in Ukraine.
- People to people connect through training programs by India such as ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) scholarship; Kendriya Hindi Sansthan Scholarship program was quite good before War.
- Education: One of the most preferred destination for medical education, about 18,000 Indian students were studying in Ukraine before the conflict.
India's stand on Ukraine – Russia Conflict
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