NEW DELHI: Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said Wednesday he spoke to his Indian counterpart S
Jaishankar
and informed him of Russia's recent "escalation of terror and mass air attacks'', which caused civilian suffering and destruction. Jaishankar said he had a useful
conversation
with Kuleba in which they exchanged views on the ongoing
conflict in Ukraine
.
In what was his first call of the year, Kuleba said, the two discussed further cooperation on Ukraine's Peace Formula.
"In this regard, I informed my counterpart of Ukraine's vision for the Global Peace Summit of leaders. We agreed to hold the first meeting of the India-Ukraine Inter-Governmental Commission since 2018 in the near future," said the minister, adding that the rejuvenation'' of this primary mechanism of
bilateral ties
will allow us to jointly move forward in a comprehensive manner. There was no readout of the conversation by the Indian side.
The phone conversation came days after Jaishankar paid a five-day visit to Russia during which he held extensive talks with foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and called on President Vladimir Putin.
"A useful conversation with FM @DmytroKuleb of Ukraine today. Discussed advancing our bilateral cooperation in the year ahead. Exchanged views on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine," said Jaishankar in a post on X.
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had in 2022 put forward a 10-point Peace Plan for ending the conflict that included punishing those responsible for the war crimes, withdrawing all Russian troops from Ukraine, and restoring his country's territorial integrity.
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