Kyiv, Aug. 15 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday extended greetings to the people of India, President Droupadi Murmu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day.

In his message on X (formerly Twitter), Zelenskyy began by congratulating India's leadership and people on the national day, noting that he had personally conveyed his best wishes to Prime Minister Modi during a recent conversation.

He wrote, "Congratulations to the people of India, President @rashtrapatibhvn, and Prime Minister @narendramodi on the Independence Day! This week we had a good, candid conversation with Prime Minister @narendramodi when I had an opportunity to personally convey my best wishes on this occasion...