PM Modi departs for Delhi after wrapping up 3-day packed US trip

Before leaving for India, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, among other leaders.

In Short

• PM Modi addressed UN's Summit of the Future during his visit to US
• PM held bilateral meetings with Ukranian President and other leaders
• PM Modi reiterates India's support for resolution of conflict in Ukraine

PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for India after concluding a three-day packed visit to the United States.

Before leaving for India, PM Modi addressed the UN's landmark Summit of the Future held against the backdrop of raging global conflicts, including the Israel-Hamas war and the Ukraine crisis.

PM Modi also held of bilateral meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, among other leaders.

In his meeting with President Zelenskyy, PM Modi reiterated India’s commitment for an early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and the restoration of peace and stability in the region.

This was the third meeting between the two leaders in about three months. They last met in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv on August 23 during the prime minister's visit to the country. In June, Modi held talks with Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy’s Apulia.

"Met President @ZelenskyyUa in New York. We are committed to implementing the outcomes of my visit to Ukraine last month to strengthen bilateral relations. Reiterated India’s support for early resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and restoration of peace and stability," Modi said in a post on X.

The prime minister also conveyed that India remains open to providing "all support within its means to facilitate a lasting and peaceful resolution of the conflict".

"We are actively developing our relations and working together to strengthen cooperation across various fields. The main focus of our conversation was on enhancing our interaction on international platforms, particularly at the UN and G20, as well as implementing the Peace Formula and preparing for the second Peace Summit. We had a substantive discussion on the available opportunities," Zelenskyy said on X.

"I am grateful for the clear support of our sovereignty and territorial integrity," he added.

Earlier in the day, Modi also addressed the UN's landmark Summit of the Future held against the backdrop of raging global conflicts, including the Israel-Hamas war and the Ukraine crisis.

He arrived in New York on Saturday after attending the Quad Leaders’ Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, where he also had bilateral discussions with US President Joe Biden.