Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday clarified that NATO Secretary Rutte’s remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s discussion with Russian President Putin are factually ‘inaccurate and unwarranted’.
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal clarified that PM Modi has actually not spoken with Putin in the way recommended. Even more, no such discussion has actually occurred.
“We have seen the statement by NATO Secretary-General Mr. Mark Rutte regarding a purported phone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin. The statement is factually incorrect and entirely baseless,” Jaiswal stated.
Discussing Trump’s sanctions on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, he stated, ‘I am speaking about Russia. This right away affects Russia since that implies that Delhi is now on the phone with Vladimir, Vladimir with Putin in Moscow and Narendra Modi asking, hello, I support you, however once again, could you discuss to me this method? Since I have actually now been struck by, by these 50% tariffs by the United States. President Trump is executing what he states, however of course, we are not pleased that so far we have actually not been able jointly to end the war.”
“At no point has Prime Minister Modi spoken to President Putin in the way recommended. No such discussion has actually happened,” Jaiswal clarified.
India expects the leadership of an important institution like NATO to exercise greater responsibility and accuracy in public statements, Jaiswal said. “Speculative or reckless remarks that misrepresent the Prime Minister’s engagements or recommend discussions that never ever happened are inappropriate.”
