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India's Modi discusses the Ukraine war with Austria a day after meeting Putin
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, is welcomed with military honours by Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Modi's visit to Austria is the first by an Indian prime minister in 41 years. - photo by AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader
VIENNA (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday with Austria, an ally of Kyiv that has a policy of military neutrality, emphasizing the need for diplomacy a day after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Modi met Chancellor Karl Nehammer on what he said was the first visit to Austria by an Indian prime minister in 41 years. Nehammer told reporters it was important to understand India's position on Ukraine and convey Europe's concerns.