New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with Polish President Andrzej Duda and thanked him for providing assistance for evacuating Indian citizens from Ukraine.
The Prime Minister warmly thanked President Duda for the assistance provided by Poland in the evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine, and for the special gesture of relaxing visa requirements for Indian citizens crossing over to Poland from Ukraine, according to a release by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
PM Modi also expressed his particular appreciation for the warm reception and facilitation extended by Polish citizens to Indian nationals at this difficult time. Alluding to the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries, PM Modi recalled the assistance offered by Poland in the wake of the Gujarat earthquake in 2001, the release said. PM Modi also recollected the exemplary role played by the Maharaja of Jamnagar in rescuing several Polish families and young orphans during the Second World War.
PM Modi informed President Duda that General (Dr.) V.K. Singh (Retd.), Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways and Civil Aviation, would be stationed in Poland as his special envoy, to oversee the evacuation efforts of Indian citizens. The Prime Minister reiterated India‘s consistent appeal for cessation of hostilities and a return to dialogue. He stressed upon the importance of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations, the release said.
Earlier, India sent the first tranche of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine through Poland, informed Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The consignment comprised medicines, medical equipment and other relief material.
PM Modi holds phone talks with European Council President, highlights India’s efforts to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with President of the European Council Charles Michel and expressed his anguish over the deteriorating situation and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
During the talks, PM Modi reiterated India‘s appeal for cessation of hostilities and a return to dialogue, according to PMO release. PM Modi also spoke about efforts being made by India to send urgent relief supplies, including medicines, to the affected areas.
The Prime Minister stressed that the contemporary global order was anchored on international law, UN Charter, and respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty of all states, the release said. The Prime Minister welcomed the talks between the two parties and stressed upon the importance of ensuring free and uninterrupted humanitarian access and smooth movement of all people, the release added.
Earlier, European Council President condoled the death of an Indian student in Ukraine’s Kharkiv in the shelling.
Naveen Shekharappa, a medical student from Karnataka’s Haveri died when Russian soldiers blew up a government building in Kharkiv on Tuesday. News of the student’s death came within an hour of the Indian embassy in Ukraine asking its citizens to urgently leave the capital Kyiv. (ANI)
