Indian PM urged to influence Russia to stop war in Ukraine
May 3, 2022, 5:41 pm

Indian PM urged to influence Russia to stop war in Ukraine

Indian PM Narendra Modi meets Tuesday (May 3) with his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen (Photo: Indian PM Twitter page)

The Anews reported, citing the Associated Press, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday (May 3) urged her visiting Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to try to influence Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Frederiksen said,: "Putin has to stop this war," adding immediately, "I hope that India will influence Russia."

India's neutral stance in the war has raised concerns in the West and earned praise from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who lauded India for judging "the situation in its entirety, not just in a one-sided way."

At the start of Modi's two-day visit to the Scandinavian country, Denmark and India signed several bilateral agreements focused on green energy and clean water.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday (May 3) urged her visiting Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to try to influence Russia to end the war in Ukraine (Photo: Indian PM Twitter page)

Later Tuesday, Modi is to attend a banquet in his honor with Queen Margrethe, Denmark's figurehead monarch, at the downtown Amalienborg Palace. On Wednesday, Modi will attend an Indo-Nordic Summit in Copenhagen and also hold separate bilateral talks with the leaders of Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland.

It was the first visit by an Indian leader to Denmark in 20 years.

Indian PM Narendra Modi heads to Europe with Ukraine on his agenda

Modi came to Denmark from Berlin, where Germany and India on Monday (May 2) signed a series of bilateral agreements focused on sustainable development that will see the South Asian nation receive 10 billion euros ($10.5 billion) in aid by 2030 to boost the use of clean energy.

Source: anews

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