Kuleba met Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Friday during a two-day trip to India — Ukraine’s first high-level visit to the South Asian nation since Russia’s invasion two years ago.

In New Delhi, I had sincere and comprehensive talks with @DrSJaishankar about Ukrainian-Indian bilateral relations, the situation in our regions, and global security.

We paid specific attention to the Peace Formula and next steps on the path of its implementation.

We also… pic.twitter.com/2aLQQBuqAJ

— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) March 29, 2024

“We paid specific attention to the Peace Formula and next steps on the path of its implementation,” Kuleba said, referring to an initiative that requires Russian forces to withdraw from all Ukrainian territory.

Jaishankar said his meeting with Kuleba focused on the ongoing conflict and its wider ramifications, and they “exchanged views on various initiatives in that context,” according to a post on X. The two sides also discussed ways to increase trade at an inter-governmental meeting.

An open and wide-ranging conversation with Ukraine FM @DmytroKuleba this afternoon.

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Our discussions focused on the ongoing conflict and its wider ramifications. Exchanged views on various initiatives in that context.

Spoke as well on global and regional issues of interest to… pic.twitter.com/rxoeW8UKhB

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSJaishankar) March 29, 2024

India, with deep economic and political ties with Russia, has consistently pushed for dialog and diplomacy to end the conflict. It has not publicly criticized or voted against Russia at the United Nations over the war.

Switzerland is working toward hosting a global peace summit by the summer, seeking a broad alliance of countries to resolve Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Swiss defense minister has said that Russia will most likely not participate in the first round of discussions.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin by phone earlier this month. New Delhi has remained skeptical about the outcome of a peace summit without Russia’s participation.