India puts on hold visit request by Ukrainian MPs

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Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury

, Last Updated: Sep 01, 2023, 12:30 AM IST

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India has delayed a visit by a Ukrainian delegation and think-tank to New Delhi until after the G20 Summit to avoid controversy. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has already overshadowed the G20 deliberations, and India wants to avoid further issues.

India has put on hold a request by Ukrainian MPs and think-tank delegation to visit New Delhi up until the end of the G20 Summit to avoid any controversy ahead of the mega event.

The Ukraine conflict has cast shadow over the G20 deliberations in the run up to the summit and the Modi government may have wanted to avoid yet another controversy ahead of the event, it has been learnt.

The think-tank dialogue may now be held virtually.

There are also no plans so far to invite Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky for a virtual address. India had earlier ruled out inviting him in person, saying there are no plans to make any changes in the invitee list. The Ukrainian president had addressed the last G20 Summit virtually.

Several meetings ahead of the G20 Summit had seen sharp differences arising between G7 members and Russia over references to Ukraine in the joint communique of those meetings, which resulted in chair's summary. India has maintained that the focus of the G20 Summit is the Global South and its priorities.

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