There are chances of bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of G7 summit in Japan.
The PTI quoting sources said senior diplomats of both India and Ukraine are exploring the possibility of a bilateral meeting between PM Modi and his Ukrainian counterpart.
The meeting is going to be a first one between the two after Ukraine-Russia war, if it takes place.
PM Modi left for the Japanese city this morning to attend three sessions at the G7 summit as part of his three-nation tour that will also take him to Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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Besides attending the summit, PM Modi will also hold a serious of bilateral meetings with a number of global leaders including Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida.
According to PTI, the people cited above said there is a possibility of a meeting between PM Modi and President Zelenskyy on Saturday but there is no finality on it yet.
"Both sides are engaged in discussions to finalise the proposal," said one of the people, according to news agency PTI.
The Ukrainian president is attending the summit following an invitation by Japan, the current chair of the powerful grouping.
Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova visited India last month, in first high-level trip to India from Ukraine after the conflict began in the eastern European country.
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During her visit, Ms Dzhaparova handed over a letter to Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi. The letter was written to PM Modi by President Zelenskyy.
Since the Ukraine conflict began, PM Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as President Zelenskyy a number of times.
In a phone conversation with President Zelenskyy on October 4 last year, PM Modi said there can be "no military solution" and that India is ready to contribute to any peace efforts.
India has been maintaining that the crisis must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue.
