Delhi: Senior diplomats of India and Ukraine are exploring the possibility of a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, people familiar with the matter said today.

If the meeting takes place, it will be the first one between the two leaders after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year.

PM Modi left for the Japanese city this morning to attend three sessions at the G7 summit as part of his three-nation tour that will also take him to Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Besides attending the summit, PM Modi will also hold a serious of bilateral meetings with a number of global leaders including Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida.

“Both sides are engaged in discussions to finalise the proposal,” said one of the people, sources said. The Ukrainian president is attending the summit following an invitation by Japan, the current chair of the powerful grouping.