The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lowered its growth forecast for the global economy to 2.8 per cent and also said that the recovery of the global economy from both the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine remains 'on track'.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi met Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on Tuesday and exchanged talks on bilateral and global issues of mutual interest.
"Had a fruitful meeting with @M_Lekhi. Briefed Minister on #Ukraine's efforts to fight Russian unprovoked aggression. Discussed deepening bilateral cooperation in various fields, in particular culture. Ukrainian bookshelves and audio guides under patronage of @ZelenskaUA will be available
Dzhaparova, who arrived at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today, said, "I think that India should be pragmatic in diversifying its energy resources, diversifying military contracts, in diversifying political interaction. And we feel that there is an extraordinary time that we live
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma and Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova discussed bilateral engagements.
As Dzhaparova arrived on Monday in India, she tweeted, "Happy to visit India -the land that gave birth to many sages, saints and gurus. Today, #India wants to be the Vishwaguru, the global teacher and arbiter. In our case, we've got a very clear picture: aggressor against innocent victim. Su
Pope Francis in his Easter address at the Vatican on Sunday prayed for both Russians and Ukrainians and called for a resumption of dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, reported DW News.
Addressing the nation in a video message, he said, "We wanted to get cheap Russian crude oil just like India but that could not happen as unfortunately, my government fell due to a no-confidence motion."