'Invited India already': Ukraine's Zelensky on 2nd global peace summit to end war with Russia

Volodymyr Zelensky said second peace summit will lead to real peace and urged active participation of all UN member states.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday he has invited India “already” to participate in the second international peace summit to end his country's prolonged war with Russia, news agency PTI reported.

New York [US], Sep 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in New York on Tuesday. (File)(ANI)

Zelensky stressed that “unity always works for peace” and called for collective preparation from all countries to end the war “altogether”. "And I invite all of you, all principal nations to join us in this process, all who truly respect the UN Charter. We invite China. We invite Brazil. I have already invited India. We are working with African nations, all of Latin America, the Middle East, Central Asia, Europe, the Pacific region, and North America. All,” Zelensky said while addressing a UNSC meeting.

The Ukraine president stressed that the second peace summit will lead to real peace and pointed at the UN Charter as one of the ways to achieve it. "This process will “lead us to peace, to a just peace, a real peace, a peace that will last. All of us already know how to achieve it. We have the peace formula; we have the UN Charter, and we have all the strength needed to make it happen. What's needed is determination,” Zelensky added.

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(With PTI inputs)