Virendra Pandit
New Delhi: Ukraine’s Ambassador to India Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, saying he is playing a global role to establish peace.
Addressing the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for Kutch and Saurashtra Region in Rajkot on Sunday, he said, it is a great example of how from being a regional leader, you (PM Modi) became a national one and are now playing a global role, including in Ukraine, to establish peace.
Polishchuk, who holds the formal title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to India, said PM Modi was among the few leaders from the Global South who traveled to Ukraine in 2024 amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia.
“We have confidence that the achievement of sustainable and just peace in Ukraine will further contribute to deepening relations between India and Ukraine, including Gujarat.”
“We hope India’s continuous support to international efforts and aim to restore peace will create a stable foundation of long-term economic cooperation and development,” he said.
Since 2023, Ukraine has been a partner country of this global forum, he said.
“We see this not only as trust but as a strategic opportunity to develop economic cooperation between our countries, the Ukrainian envoy said.
Polishchuk said Ukrainian companies and industries are actively engaged in dialogues across sectors, including industry, education, agriculture, engineering, IT, energy, and logistics.
India and Ukraine have successfully cooperated in traditional areas like sunflower oil, grains, and pharmaceuticals, he said.
He invited Indian companies to participate in the next Ukraine Recovery Conference, later this year. “We also see prospective expansion of industrial and technological cooperation in the defense sector within the frame of Make in India,” he said.
Ukraine is looking forward to the participation of Indian businesses for the reconstruction and renovation of Ukraine after the war.
Both countries, he said, are working to achieve a strategic partnership with the intention of elevating the bilateral relationship.
Speaking at the event, High Commissioner of Rwanda to India Jacqueline Mukangira, said Rwanda and India enjoy excellent bilateral relations. India is the second largest foreign investor in Rwanda and its second largest trading partner, she said.
Mukangira also invited Indian business leaders to invest in her country.
Rwanda is ready to welcome more Indian investors in sectors, including manufacturing, infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, mining, agro-processing, cyber security, tourism, health, and education, she added.
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