Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Wednesday, extended his warm wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for securing victory for the third consecutive term in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Elections 2024. In a social media post, he wrote, "I welcome the successful holding of the world’s largest democratic elections in India. Congratulations to Prime Minister @NarendraModi, the BJP, and BJP-led NDA on the third consecutive victory in India's parliamentary elections."
Further, he underscored the soaring influence of India in the global perspective and stressed how "Everyone in the world recognises the significance and weight of India's role in global affairs".
Later, he also tweeted the same message in the Hindi language.
India Lok Sabha Elections results
The Election Commission of India has declared results for all Lok Sabha constituencies, with the Bharatiya Janata Party winning 240 of the 543 seats and the Congress 99. The BJP-led NDA is comfortably above the majority mark of 272 in the 543-member Lok Sabha, the BJP has fallen short of the magic number for the first time since 2014.
Further, the Ukrainian President expressed hope that the relations between India and Ukraine will be fostered under the leadership of PM Modi. "I wish the people of India peace and prosperity, and I hope for continued cooperation between our countries. India and Ukraine share common values and a rich history. May our partnership continue to thrive, bringing progress and mutual understanding for our nations," he said.
Zelenskyy hopes India would attend Peace Summit
In his congratulatory message, President Zelenskky pushed New Delhi to join the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland. "Everyone in the world recognises the significance and weight of India's role in global affairs. It is critical that we all work together to ensure a just peace for all nations. In this regard, we also look forward to seeing India attend the Peace Summit," said Zelenskyy.
Notably, India received an invitation to the upcoming summit. However, the Ministry of External Affairs, during a weekly press conference on Thursday, declined to comment on whether New Delhi will participate or who will attend the event. However, when Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited New Delhi in March, he pressed his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to attend the summit and sought his significant role. However, the Indian leader has not commented on Kuleba's remarks.
Earlier last week when Zelenskyy made a "surprise" appearance at Asia's biggest security conference in Singapore, he alleged China of using tactics to influence countries to disrupt an upcoming Swiss-organised peace conference on the war in Ukraine-- a claim Beijing rejected.
