Incidentally, the timing of President Macron statement couldn’t have been more appropriate since today, Wednesday, September 21, is a day that he world observes as International Day of Peace or World Peace Day. On this day In 1981, the United Nations’ General Assembly declared there to be a day devoted to “commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right when he said that the time is not for war, France President Emmanuel Macron said at the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, a report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
“Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India was right when he said the time is not for war. It is not for revenge against the West, or for opposing the West against the east. It is the time for a collective time for our sovereign equal states. To cope together with challenges we face,” he said.
Incidentally, the timing of President Macron is most appropriate since today, Wednesday, September 21, is a day that he world observes as International Day of Peace or World Peace Day.
Also known as World Peace Day, it was later in 2001 that the official date was declared as September 21. Until then, it was observed on the inaugural session of the annual General Assembly, the third Tuesday of September.
To commemorate the day, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung at UN Headquarters in New York City. The Peace Bell was donated by the United Nations Association of Japan in June 1954.
The bell was cast from coins and medals donated by the representatives of the Member States, the Pope, and people, including children from over 60 different nations who seconded his idea. The bell tower was modeled after the Hanamido (a small temple decorated with flowers) that symbolises the place where Buddha was born.
President Macron’s statement came in reference to PM Modi and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s conversation where the former said, “Today’s era is not of war and I have spoken to you about it on the call. Today we will get the opportunity to talk about how we can progress on the path of peace. India and Russia have stayed together with each other for several decades.”
Prime Minister said this during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand.
“We spoke several times on the phone about India-Russia bilateral relations and various issues. We should find ways to address the problems of food, fuel security and fertilisers. I want to thank Russia and Ukraine for helping us to evacuate our students from Ukraine,” PM Modi added.
Responding to PM Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he knows about India’s position on the Ukraine conflict and “we want all of this to end as soon as possible”.
“I know about your position on the Ukraine conflict. I know about your concerns. We want all of this to end as soon as possible,” Putin said.
“But the other party, the leadership of Ukraine has claimed… that they refuse to engage in the negotiation process. They said they want to achieve their objectives, as they say, on the battlefield militarily. We will keep you abreast of everything that is happening over there,” he added.
“The rare reproach showed the 69-year-old Russian strongman coming under extraordinary pressure from all sides,” the Post said.
Putin said that relations between Russia and India are in the nature of a privileged strategic partnership and continue to develop very rapidly.
“We are actively engaging at international platforms. We are in discussion on international issues. Sometimes these issues are something that is not very good news…,” he said.
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