Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met with Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah on Friday and assured that India is committed to peace, prosperity and stability in the neighboring country.
The two leaders also discussed bilateral cooperation and regional issues during the meeting. “Nice to meet HCNR President @DrabdullahCE. A good discussion on our bilateral cooperation and regional issues. He welcomed his insights and perspectives on recent events. As a neighbor, India remains committed to peace, prosperity and stability in Afghanistan, ”Jaishankar wrote on Twitter after meeting Abdullah, who is the Chairman of the High Council for the National Reconciliation, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
Abdullah also took to Twitter and said that the two leaders also spoke about the Afghan peace process in addition to bilateral relations and regional issues. “As always, it is a pleasure to meet SE @DrSJaishankar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India. We exchanged views on the #AfghanPeaceProcess, bilateral relations and regional support for peace efforts. He assured me of India’s full support for peace in Afghanistan, ”he tweeted.
Jaishankar’s meeting with Abdullah comes after the Afghan leader met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to brief him on the peace process and ongoing talks between his country’s government and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar.
Before meeting Modi, he also met with national security adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday. Doval told Abdullah that India favors a democratic and sovereign Afghanistan “where terrorists cannot operate.”
Abdullah is in India for a five-day visit, which began on Tuesday, as part of an outreach to key countries in the region to seek support for the Doha negotiations. He traveled to New Delhi after a three-day visit to Islamabad last week.
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