OREANDA-NEWS  On Monday, November 9, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and expressed his readiness to assist in the peaceful settlement of the conflict. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to the government of India.

"During the telephone conversation, the Prime Minister confirmed India's commitment to a human-centered approach and India's unwavering position that the conflict should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy. Mr. Modi expressed India's readiness to contribute to all efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement of the conflict," the government statement said.

As Bloomberg notes, New Delhi is striving to play a more active role in the conflict settlement process in Ukraine, and therefore, on the eve of the talks between Moscow, Kiev and Washington in Abu Dhabi, representatives of the state held high-level talks with both the Ukrainian and Russian sides.

Earlier, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that India's peace initiatives in Ukraine concern only a certain sector of the settlement.