India, the US and Afghanistan on September 22, 2016 reaffirmed their shared interests in combating
terrorism and advancing peace and security in the region as they explored ways to coordinate and align assistance to the
war-torn country according to the Afghan government's priorities. Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Mr. Manpreet Vohra,
Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Hekmat Karzai and US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Mr.
Richard Olson met in New York, USA on the margins of the 71st UN General Assembly for a round of trilateral
consultations
They exchanged views on the situation in Afghanistan and on regional issues of mutual interest.
Reaffirming their shared interests in
advancing peace and security in the
region, as well as countering terrorism,
all sides welcomed the discussions
focused on political, economic, and development goals in Afghanistan, including the regional dimension, a trilateral statement issued after the meeting said. It added that the meeting provided a forum for the governments of India and the US to explore ways to coordinate and align their assistance with the priorities of the Afghan government. They agreed that the dialogue helps advance shared values and
goals, and decided to continue these consultations
on a regular basis.
During Afghan President Mr.
Ashraf Ghani's visit to India, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi had announced allocation of $1 billion to
Afghanistan to meet requirements for capacity and capability-building in spheres like education, health, agriculture,
skill development,
empowerment of women, energy, infrastructure and strengthening of democratic institutions.
US Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry had
said during his visit to New Delhi that Washington would
launch trilateral talks, which had stopped in 2013, with New
Delhi and Kabul on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
During the Second India-US Strategic and Commercial
Dialogue (S&CD) in the national capital earlier, External Affairs Minister Ms. Sushma
Swaraj had said that in view of the rapidly
evolving regional an y& global
situation, India looked fom. cl to
resuming the meeting of the trilateral
with Afghanistan; consultations on
Africa and on multilateral issues within
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