New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the need to return to a path of dialogue and diplomacy in Russia and Ukraine war. He said in the Quad summit on Thursday discussed ongoing situations of the Russia and Ukraine war.

According to the PMO’s statement, Modi participated at a virtual summit of Quad leaders, along with US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The meeting reviewed the progress on Quad initiatives since their September 2021 Summit and agreed on accelerating cooperation, with an objective to achieve concrete outcomes by the summit in Japan later this year.

Quad nation leaders of US, Japan, India and Australia, on Thursday discussed ongoing developments in Ukraine, including its humanitarian implications. The meeting came was the conflict between Russia and Ukraine entered its eighth day after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation.

Modi stressed that the Quad must remain focused on its core objective of promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. He called for concrete and practical forms of cooperation within the Quad in areas like Humanitarian and Disaster Relief, debt sustainability, supply chains, clean energy, connectivity, and capacity-building. Developments in Ukraine were discussed in the meeting, including its humanitarian implications, PMO said. Modi reiterated the importance of adhering to the UN Charter, international law and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. The leaders agreed to stay in touch and to work towards an ambitious agenda for the forthcoming Leaders’ Summit in Japan.