Tokyo, 30 July (HS):- Bharat will enhance contacts

with Ukraine and Russia shortly, as it believes in solving disputes

through dialogues. Having effective communication with them is important to

resolve differences between them, said Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Bharat believes that problems cannot be solved on war fields, he added.

Jaishankar was talking in a seminar at the Press Club in

Japan on Monday. He is on a three-day Japan tour. He was replying to questions

on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed Kyiv tour. Although he refused to

provide specific reply to some questions, he reiterated need for more dialogues

with Russia and Ukraine, as more efforts are needed to end the war.

Bharat believes that all possible steps it takes is

aimed at improvement of the situation. The issues should come out of the war

field and placed on the table of discussion.

Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar / Indrani Sarkar