India, March 18 -- Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba is expected to make his first visit to India since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022 at the end of this month to lobby for support for a peace summit, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Kuleba, who will be accompanied by a high-level delegation for the short visit, is also expected to co-chair a meeting of the India-Ukraine inter-governmental commission with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, the people said on condition of anonymity.

This will be the first meeting of the commission, which is the body that oversees all aspects of the bilateral relationship, since 2018.

Kuleba's visit is yet to be officially announced by either India or Ukraine, though he i...