New Delhi: Delhi security dialogue held here on Wednesday saw “extraordinary convergence level” on the assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and the main challenges in the country and region, said source.
NSA or Head of the National Security Council from eight countries including India took part in Delhi Regional Security dialogue in Afghanistan.
It was chaired by NSA Ajit Doval.
Sources say convergence on assessment of situations in Afghanistan including security situations, increases the risk of terrorism and the upcoming humanitarian crisis.
The NSA records the need to provide humanitarian assistance and emphasize that land and air routes must be available and no one has to block the process, said the source.
They said that the NSA appreciates the organization of dialogue which is timely and efficient by India and reaffirming the need to continue routine consultations among regional countries in this format.
They also emphasized that no one had to boycott the process because of the bilateral agenda.
Sources say that dialogue exceeds expectations and NSA easily arrives at a complete consensus, which allows Delhi’s declaration together.
“Every delegation appreciates the time of the event and the opportunity to engage in honest and open discussions.
Every country has the opportunity to put their views in a frankly way.
This is the only dialogue at the NSAS level and there is according to the unanimous sound of the need to Continuing this process and has a routine consultation, “said the source.
NSA or Head of the Iranian National Security Council, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took part in the meeting.
Resources said that the NSA and Head of the National Security Council had a “very substantive exchange” during their calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He shared an Indian perspective on Afghanistan.
NSAS delivered greetings from their leaders and also appreciated Indian initiatives to hold dialogue.
Then on that day, the NSA had a bilateral meeting with his colleagues from Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran.
“This is a substantive meeting and reflects NSA’s personal chemistry with his colleagues.
There are detailed discussions about Afghanistan and bilateral relations,” said a source.
The source said some focus problems discussed with Russia were defense cooperation and exchanges in the future between NSC.
With Kazakhstan, besides Afghanistan, there is a discussion about increasing connectivity and trade routes between the two countries, and practical steps to be taken in this direction, they said.
During meetings with Iran, bilateral trade and the current state of relations discussed, besides Afghanistan.
Iran has held two previous meetings from this format, discussions on how to continue this process also occur, said source.
According to Delhi’s declaration, the National Security Advisor and Secretary of the National Security Council reaffirmed strong support for Afghanistan who were peaceful, safe and stable while emphasizing respect for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity and non-interference in their internal affairs.
They expressed deep concerns over the suffering of Afghan people arising from the security situation in Afghanistan and condemned terrorist attacks in Kunduz, Kabul and Kabul.
The declaration said the participants emphasized that the Afghanistan region should not be used to protect, train, plan or finance terrorist acts.
They condemn in the strongest terms of all terrorist activities and reaffirm their company’s commitment to fight terrorism in all forms and manifestations, including its financing, demolition of terrorist infrastructure and reply to radicalization, to ensure that Afghanistan will never be a safe place for global terrorism.
The participants called for collective cooperation in the threat of radicalization, extremism, separatism and drug trafficking in the region.
NSA and the Head of the Security Council emphasized the need to build an open and truly inclusive government representing the will of all Afghans and had representatives of all parts of their society, including the great ethnopolitical force in the country.
“The inclusion of all parts of society in administrative and political structures is very important for the success of the national reconciliation process in this country,” the declaration said.
Delhi’s security dialogue saw the ‘extraordinary level of convergence’ among participants about the main challenges in Afghanistan
