By PTI
NEW DELHI: With various resolutions developing on the United Nations on the disaster in Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday mentioned India will think about these of their “entirety” and on the idea of nationwide pursuits.
While at the least two resolutions on the disaster are set to be introduced earlier than the UN Security Council, one other is developing on the UN General Assembly.
“In the UN, we take positions that are based on certain very careful considerations and certainly we do regard the merits of each and every case,” Shringla mentioned at a media briefing.
“We will consider them in their entirety and take decisions in our best interests,” he mentioned.
The overseas secretary was replying to a query on whether or not India’s place on the disaster will see some change following the dying of an Indian pupil resulting from intense shelling within the japanese Ukrainian metropolis of Kharkiv on Tuesday.
Last week, India abstained from voting on a decision on the UN Security Council that sought to deplore the Russian navy assault on Ukraine.
But on the identical time, India known as for respecting the “sovereignty and territorial integrity” of nations and sought speedy cessation of “violence and hostilities”.
While abstaining from voting on the decision, India issued an “Explanation of Vote” (EoV), by which it known as for a “return to the path of diplomacy” and sought speedy cessation of “violence and hostilities”.
India additionally informed the UN Security Council that it has been in contact with all of the events involved, urging them to return to the negotiating desk.
“The contemporary global order has been built on the UN Charter, international law, and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states,” India mentioned within the EoV.
“All member states need to honour these principles in finding a constructive way forward. Dialogue is the only answer to settling differences and disputes, however daunting that may appear at this moment,” it mentioned.
Russia used its veto energy to dam the US-sponsored decision deploring within the “strongest terms” the Russian “aggression” in opposition to Ukraine.
Besides India, China and the United Arab Emirates additionally abstained from voting.
India on Tuesday despatched the primary tranche of humanitarian help comprising medicines and different aid supplies to Ukraine by way of Poland.
At a media briefing, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla mentioned one other flight will carry the second consignment of support to the east European nation on Wednesday.
“A flight left this morning carrying the first tranche of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine through Poland,” he mentioned.
India on Monday determined to ship the aid provides to Ukraine to assist it take care of the humanitarian state of affairs alongside its border areas that has arisen out of tens of hundreds of individuals making an attempt to flee the Russian invasion.
“The prime minister noted that the first consignment of relief supplies to Ukraine to deal with the humanitarian situation on Ukraine’s borders would be despatched tomorrow,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned on Monday.
Ukrainian envoy Igor Polikha thanked India for sending humanitarian support to his nation.
