Will continue to do what is best in interest of own energy security: India
The Hindu
At the G7 summit, the Prime Minister mentioned that energy security has become a very challenging issue in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflic, says Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined at the G7 summit that energy security has become a very challenging issue in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and asserted that India would continue to do what it thinks is best in the interest of its own energy security when it comes to the question of global oil trade.
Prime Minister Modi in both his interventions at the G7 sessions made India's position very clear on the Russia-Ukraine situation, calling for an immediate or as early as a possible end to the hostilities and advocating the path of dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the situation, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said at a media briefing.
Responding to a question on the Russia-Ukraine agenda during the G7 Summit and if India came under any pressure in the wake of sanctions against Moscow, Mr. Kwatra said, "I think naturally the situation between Russia and Ukraine was an important point of discussions during the plenary.
"The Prime Minister in both his interventions, the first one on climate and energy and the second one on food security and gender equality, made it very clear in terms of the position that India has advocated on the Russia-Ukraine situation, which is calling for immediate or as early as possible end to the hostilities and the path of dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the situation," he said.
"But the Prime Minister also very strongly put forward and I think we are fairly an important player in that aspect, of course, it’s the consequence which also we face which is the knockdown effect of the Russia-Ukraine conflict," he said at the briefing that was held late Monday.
The Prime Minister made it very clear that India has been at the forefront of contributing to ensure the food security situation of the vulnerable economies, he said.
"The Prime Minister did also mention that energy security has become a very challenging issue in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. But India would continue to do what it thinks is best in the interest of our own energy security when it comes to the question of global oil trade," he said.
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