India Deep Interest In Afghhanistan

when Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Council of Ministers Abdullah Abdullah called on him here. “The prime minister reiterated India’s commitment to extend all possible support to the efforts of the Afghan people in building a peaceful, stable, prosperous, inclusive and democratic country. On his part, Abdullah Abdullah recalled positively the maiden and successful visit of Mr. Modi to Afghanistan in December last year. On Monday’s meeting, Abdullah Abdullah said that the visit re-energised the strategic partnership between the two



countries.
He deeply appreciated the support being extended by India for infrastructure development and capacity building in Afghanistan,” the External Affairs Ministry statement said. An agreement for visa-free travel for diplomatic passport holders of the two countries was exchanged in the presence of Mr. Modi and Abdullah Abdullah. President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the conference on Tuesday. The conference will bring together counter-terrorism practitioners, policy makers and public intellectuals from India and abroad, the president’s secretariat said in a statement