Respect For Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity Must: Ajit Doval On Ukraine

The two-day meeting hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to find ways to end the war in Ukraine was attended by top security officials from around 40 countries

Dialogue and diplomacy are the only way forward for a peaceful and enduring solution to the Ukraine conflict, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has said at a conference in Jeddah, asserting that sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected by all states "without exception".

The two-day meeting hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to find ways to end the war in Ukraine was attended by top security officials from around 40 countries, including US NSA Jake Sullivan and China's Special Envoy for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui.Russia was not invited to the deliberations.

In his address on Saturday, Mr Doval said India will remain an active and willing partner to find a lasting and comprehensive solution to the conflict and that nothing will give New Delhi more happiness and satisfaction than such an outcome.