December 12, 2017 10:13 PM

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Vice- President Venkaiah Naidu holds talks with Afghan Second Vice President

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu today held talks with the visiting Second Vice President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Sarwar Danish in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>During the meeting, Mr Naidu said, New Delhi remains committed towards reconstruction and development of Afghanistan ever since the transition in 2001 as a valued neighbour and strategic partner.<br/><br/>He said, India supports Afghanistan in all its efforts to emerge as a united, sovereign, democratic, peaceful, stable, prosperous and pluralistic nation. <br/><br/>He said, recent months have seen intense and positive activity in the bilateral relationship between the two sides. <br/><br/>Vice President said, India has commenced supply of 1.70 lakh tonnes of Wheat grain assistance to Afghanistan via the Chabahar Port in Iran, since the recent inauguration of the first phase of the strategic port. <br/><br/>Mr Naidu also mentioned that more than 50 flights have been undertaken from Afghanistan to India since the launch of the Air Freight Corridor in June 2017. <br/><br/>Vice-President said, India has provided assistance to Afghanistan to the tune of two billion dollars till last year. He stressed on the need to actively confront the policy of state support to terrorism that is being practiced by a certain common neighbour.<br/> ''''' <br/>

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