By India Today News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a G7 working session on Sunday in Hiroshima, said that all countries must respect the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of all nations.
“All countries must respect the UN Charter, international law and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations and call for raising voice together against unilateral attempts to change the status quo,” the prime minister was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI.
PM Modi’s comments come amid India’s deteriorating bilateral relations with Beijing due to the latter’s unprovoked attempts to alter the status of the international borders unilaterally.
The Prime Minister also referred to the teachings of Buddha and said there was no problem in the modern age whose solution cannot be found in his teachings.
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“In India, and here in Japan too, Lord Buddha has been followed for thousands of years. There is no problem in the modern age, whose solution we cannot find in the teachings of Buddha,” he said.
“India has always been of the opinion that any tension, any dispute should be resolved peacefully, through dialogue. And if a solution is found by law, it should be accepted. And in this spirit, India resolved its land and maritime boundary dispute with Bangladesh,” he said.
PM Modi also recalled his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and assured India would do whatever possible to resolve the conflict.
“Today we heard from President Zelensky. I also met him yesterday. I do not consider the current situation as an issue of politics or economy. I believe it is an issue of humanity, an issue of human values,” the prime minister said.
“Global peace, stability and prosperity is a common objective of all of us. In today’s interconnected world, tension in any one region affects all countries. And, developing countries, which have limited resources, are affected the most,” he said.
“Due to the current global situation, the maximum and most profound effects of the food, fuel and fertilizer crisis are being suffered by these countries,” he added.
The group of seven (G7), comprising the US, France, the UK, Italy, Germany, Canada and Japan, represent the world’s richest democracies. Under its G7 presidency, Japan invited India and seven other countries to the summit.
(With input from PTI)
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