New Delhi: Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar met with Afghan Hanif Atmar colleagues in Dushanbe on Tuesday before the Group meeting contact SCO in Afghanistan.
Expressing concerns over the violent escalation, he assured Atmar Sustainable Indian cooperation in strengthening “regional and global consensus to achieve political settlement in Afghanistan”.
Referring to the Taliban attack “in collusion with foreign fighters and regional and international terrorist networks” against Civil and Defense Afghanistan, Atmar said that overcoming this threat was very important for regional security.
In accordance with the Afghan authority, he underlined “the constructive role of India in strengthening regional consensus in the Afghan peace process” and preservation of the achievement of the past two decades.
Atmar also met Pakistani Foreign Minister SM Qureshi on Wednesday in Dushanbe and was looking for cooperation of Islamabad in closing the “shelter and stopping the source of Taliban funding” and encouraged the group to continue significant talks and find political solutions to the success of the Afghan peace process.
After the SCO meeting, Jaishankar will travel to Uzbekistan for the Connectivity Summit which will also focus on Afghanistan.
He is expected to face face to face with Pakistan PM Imran Khan at the conference.
Group meeting Contact SCO is expected to appear with a shared statement about the Afghanistan situation.
The government is still worried about the surge in violence in Afghanistan because of the withdrawal of the US and the possibility of use of the territory by Pakistani-based terror groups against India.
India was worried about this situation, especially in Kandahar from where he was evacuated by around 50 officials.
Afghan envoys for India Farid Mamundzay said the Indian Consulate General in Kandahar has not been closed and continues to operate through local staff.
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