PM Modi calls for “swift end” to the conflict in West Asia and Ukraine

STC NEWS DESK
NEW DELHI, MARCH 05 (STC): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stating that no issue can be resolved through military confrontation, has called for a “swift end” to the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine.
The Prime Minister made these remarks after holding wide-ranging talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
“India and Finland, both, believe in the rule of law, dialogue, and diplomacy. We are in agreement that no issue can be resolved through military conflict alone,” he said. “Be it Ukraine or West Asia, we will continue to support the swift end of conflicts and every effort towards peace,” Modi said in his media statement.
In the talks, the two sides also agreed to accord India-Finland relations in digitalisation and sustainability as a strategic partnership.
“This partnership, from AI to 6G telecom, from clean energy to quantum computing, will give momentum and energy to our cooperation in many high-tech areas,” he said. Modi said the India-EU free trade agreement will bolster trade ties between India and Finland.
“This agreement will further strengthen trade, investment, and technology cooperation between India and Finland,” he said.
Notably, Finnish President Stubb is on a four-day visit to India since Wednesday with an aim to shore up bilateral cooperation across a wide spectrum of areas, including trade, investment and critical technology.
(Straight Talk Communications I Inputs from Agencies)