Ukraine deputy international minister Emine Dzheppar with Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (Image:@SanjayVermaIFS/Twitter)
Ukraine’s deputy first minister of international affairs is on a four-day go to to India and it’s the first time a minister from Ukraine has visited India since onset of the struggle
Ukraine’s deputy minister for international affairs Emine Dzhaparova on Monday stated her nation is a sufferer of unprovoked and neo-colonial struggle launched by its neighbour Russia.
She met with Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Union ministry of exterior affairs and up to date him concerning Ukraine’s efforts to battle in opposition to Russia. She added that she invited India to be part of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s ‘Peace Formula’ and ‘Grain from Ukraine’ initiative. “Important to have India on Board,” Emine stated.
“Pleasure to receive Ukrainian Deputy FM Emine Dzheppar. Perspectives shared. Discussed bilateral engagements and cooperation going forward. Wishing her a good trip. Her first as DFM, but a country she is familiar with,” Verma tweeted.
“In our history of 1,500 years, Ukraine never attacked any country. We never had chauvinistic or imperialist attitude towards our neighbours. We are the victims of an unprovoked, neo-colonial war,” Emine stated.
Emine said that Ukraine supports and welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments on the conflict where he told Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 2022 SCO Summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand that “this is not an era of war”.
#WATCH | “India needs to be pragmatic in diversifying its power assets, army contracts & political interactions. PM Modi’s coverage of democracy, dialogue&variety & “no era of war” & strategic software is actually essential: Ukraine’s Dy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova pic.twitter.com/cOJkB7ZojD— ANI (@ANI) April 10, 2023
“However, we have aggressive countries who question the existence of other countries. We believe that India as the G20 President and as a leader of the Global South, will be involved in global, economic, energy and nuclear challenges to a great extent and the Ukrainian issue is a litmus paper today,” Emine Dzhaparova stated.
When questioned concerning India’s latest crude oil purchases from Russia, Emine stated Ukraine is in no place to instruct India.
“We are not in position to instruct India (when it comes to their) economic ties with other countries. We only think that it is crucial to diversify all resources not only energy, but also military resources,” the minister stated.
“Because what we see in my country when you are dependent on Russia, they will always use this blackmail instrument. So, I think that India should be pragmatic and (diversify) energy (sources), military contracts and political interactions,” she additional added.
Dzhaparova expressed concerning the position of PM Modi’s position and stated: “PM Modi’s policy of 3Ds -democracy, dialogue and diversity – (along with) the ‘no era of war’ approach and strategic application is important”.
“India and Ukraine, even though we are distant geographically, we will become closer politically and physically, in many other ways,” Emine Dzhaparova stated.
(with inputs from Abhishek Jha)
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