Iraq asked Indira Gandhi to initiate a solution to the war, citing India’s friendship with both belligerents. The request opened another potential channel of mediation.
Iran’s delegation said it would continue the war despite Indira Gandhi’s appeal for peace. Competing Iranian and Iraqi demands complicated the Non-Aligned summit.
India’s Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi pledged efforts to help end the Iran–Iraq war. The statement continued Non-Aligned diplomatic engagement with the conflict.
