International Secretary Vikram Misri on Wednesday, January 8, met the Taliban’s appearing overseas minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai and mentioned cricket cooperation, and humanitarian support and materials help to Afghanistan. The Taliban minister additionally appreciated and thanked India for persevering with to have interaction and lengthen help to the individuals of Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs, in a press release, stated, “In the present day, International Secretary Vikram Misri had a gathering with the Appearing International Minister of Afghanistan, Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, in Dubai. The 2 sides mentioned numerous points pertaining to bilateral relations in addition to regional developments.”
In the course of the assembly between the 2 sides, the overseas secretary underlined India’s friendship with the Afghanistan and the “sturdy individuals to individuals contacts between the 2 international locations,” as he additionally conveyed India’s readiness to reply to the pressing developmental wants of the Afghan individuals.
“The 2 sides evaluated the continued Indian humanitarian help programmes. In view of the present want for growth actions, it was determined that India would contemplate participating in growth tasks within the close to future, along with the continued humanitarian help programme,” the MEA stated.
Earlier, responding to the help, India dispatched “a number of shipments consisting of fifty,000 MTs of wheat, 300 tons of medicines, 27 tons of earthquake aid support, 40,000 litres of pesticides, 100 million polio doses, 1.5 million doses of COVID Vaccine, 11,000 items of hygiene kits for the drug de-addiction programme, 500 items of winter clothes and 1.2 tons of stationery kits, and so forth.”
To additional enhance the blateral ties between the 2 international locations, the MEA stated, India will present “additional materials help within the first occasion to the well being sector and for the rehabilitation of refugees.” Additionally Learn | Taliban to return non-public land to Hindu, Sikh minorities in Afghanistan, says report
“The 2 sides additionally mentioned strengthening of sports activities (cricket) cooperation, which is very valued by the younger technology of Afghanistan. It was additionally agreed to advertise the usage of Chabahar port for supporting commerce and industrial actions, together with for the aim of humanitarian help for Afghanistan,” the ministry stated.
