New Delhi: India on Tuesday said that the global approach to overcome the Afghan crisis must be guided by the resolution of the UN Security Council recently demanded that the Afghanistan region should not be used for terrorism and that negotiated political settlement must be found in conflict.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, in a virtual address at an event, said the resolution of 2593 specifically referred to terrorist individuals banned by the UN Security Council (UNSC) including those included in Lashkar-e-e-Mohammad.
Shringla said that there was a recognition of the need to uphold human rights, including women and minorities, and to encourage all parties to “inclusively, negotiated political settlements” and that India expects the international community to remain responsive and unite to deal with the Afghan crisis.
He said India’s friendship with Afghans would continue to guide his approach in the future, note that it was concerned about the development in the country and their external impact.
The Secretary of the Foreign Secretary also said that the UNSC resolution, adopted during the Indian presidency from the global body last month, also determined expectations in the safe and departure of Afghanistan and all foreigners who wanted to leave the country.
“The UNSC resolution of 2593 firmly demanded that the Afghanistan region was not used to protect, training, planning or financing of terrorist actions; and specifically referred to terrorist individuals banned by the UN Security Council, including Lashkar-e-Mohammad,” said Shringla.
“This resolution also establishes expectations in the safe and secure interpretation of Afghanistan and all foreign nationals from Afghanistan.
There is a recognition of the need to uphold human rights, including women and minorities, and to encourage all parties to settle inclusive politics and negotiate.
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He said there was a reaffirmation to respond to Afghan’s desire to maintain and build an increase in Afghanistan for the past 20 years.
The UNSC resolution, adopted on August 30 under the presidency of the Indian global body, demanding that Afghanistan should not be used to threaten or attack any country or to protect and train terrorists and plan terrorist attacks or planting.
“Our collective approach has been articulated by UNSCR 2593.
It is only faithful to the principles that benefit in it so that we can make a significant contribution to Afghanistan at this time,” Shringla said.
“As for India, our old investment in the Afghan people has obtained our extraordinary goodwill and strengthens civilization bonds between our two countries.
Our friendship with Afghans will continue to guide our approach in the future,” he said.
Foreign Secretary said the UNC resolution was comprehensively overcoming the main pending problems related to Afghanistan.
“After recent changes in Afghanistan, our direct focus is the evacuation of Indian citizens from Afghanistan.
Most Indian citizens can leave Kabul in August,” he said.
Shringla said a number of Afghans, including a minority, who wanted to travel to India, also managed to do it.
“But these processes cannot be resolved due to security situations at the airport.
Resumption of flights from Kabul Airport is a priority.
We really monitor the ongoing situation,” he said.
He said as a neighboring Afghanistan, India was naturally concerned about the development in the country and their external impact.
“India has a relationship between civilizations and the Afghans and old links guided and will continue to guide our approach,” said Shringla Foreign Secretary highlighted India’s development partnerships with Afghanistan said that it included more than 500 projects spread in each 34 provinces from the country That and they cover the critical area such as power, water supply, road connectivity, health care and education.
“Indian destiny is closely related to its neighbors.
Countries in our environment have unique and special strategic significance for India,” he said.
Shringla said the capacity building and training had become one of the main levers of Indian development partnerships with Afghanistan.
“Under our development assistance program, we have built elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities in Afghanistan.
More than 65,000 Afghan students have studied in India,” he added.