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Business News/ News / World/  Narendra Modi meets Ashraf Ghani to discuss security, bilateral cooperation
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Narendra Modi meets Ashraf Ghani to discuss security, bilateral cooperation

Narendra Modi will also be holding talks with other Afghan leaders, including CEO Abdullah Abdullah and former president Hamid Karzai

Narendra Modi will be holding talks with Afghan leaders on key bilateral issues, including security cooperation and discuss the ways to help war-torn country where India has committed over two billion assistance. Photo: ReutersPremium
Narendra Modi will be holding talks with Afghan leaders on key bilateral issues, including security cooperation and discuss the ways to help war-torn country where India has committed over two billion assistance. Photo: Reuters

Kabul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to discuss a wide range of issues, including security and bilateral cooperation. Modi met Ghani soon after his arrival in Kabul from Moscow in the wee hours. He was accorded a ceremonial welcome after which Ghani warmly received him at presidential palace.

His talks with Afghan leaders will be focused on key bilateral issues including security co-operation and the ways to help the war-torn country where India has committed over $2 billion assistance. He will also inaugurate the Parliament building which has been constructed by India at a cost of $90 million. He is later expected to address the Afghan law makers. The Parliament building project, which was initially conceived at a cost of $45 million, was started by India in 2007 as a mark of friendship and cooperation to help rebuild Afghanistan.

Significantly, prior to the Prime Minister’s visit, India has delivered three Mi 25 attack helicopters to Afghanistan, in what is seen as a shift in its strategy towards the strife-torn country. Defence sources said that three such choppers have already been delivered to the Afghan government, which will boost its capability against Taliban terrorists.

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Published: 25 Dec 2015, 09:49 AM IST
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