National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval will travel to Moscow this week in a bid to reach a peaceful resolution between warring neighbours Russia and Ukraine.
This comes in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and discussed peace efforts initiated by India last month.
Highlights from a very special visit to Ukraine, a valued friend of India’s. pic.twitter.com/0LuQ6vm5Iw
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 23, 2024
Following this, on August 27, Modi called Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him that India will send NSA Doval to Moscow.
In July, Modi was in Russia to meet Putin and reiterated India's stance that this is not the era for war.
Doval's visit is part of the BRICS NSA meeting this week ahead of the annual Summit in Kazan. The meeting will see top security officials of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa besides new members Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia. Doval is also expected to hold bilateral talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Putin had earlier welcomed peace talks, acknowledging that India, China and Brazil as likely mediators. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also said India's efforts towards peace in Ukraine in welcome.
The previous BRICS NSA meeting was conducted in Johannesburg, South Africa, last year.
