Diplomatist Magazine DIplomatist September 2018 | Page 68

Prime Minister
being warmly
received by the
President of the
Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan, Mr.
Mohammad Ashraf
Ghani, in Herat,
Afghanistan on
June 04, 2016.
Products Regulatory Authority of Afghanistan,
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
(CDSCO), Directorate General of Health
Services, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, India, for mutual cooperation in the
fi eld of pharmaceutical products regulation;
• The Orbit Frequency Coordination
Agreement between India and Afghanistan
on South Asia Satellite (SAS);
• Letters establishing the New
Development Partnership and launch of
116 High Impact Community Development
Projects.
High-level Bilateral Visits Between the
Two Countries:
One of the high features of Indo-Afghan
relations is the regular interaction and high-
level visits by top leaders.
On 25th December 2016, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, along with a high-level
delegation, paid a visit to Afghanistan.
During his visit, he called on President
Ashraf Ghani; met with Chief Executive, Dr.
Abdullah Abdullah, and Former President
Hamid Karzai. He also inaugurated the newly
built Afghan Parliament; announced 500
scholarships for the children of slain Afghan
Security Forces and gifted four Mi-25 Attack
helicopters to the Afghan Air Force.
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive
of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (CEO)
visited India from 31 January - 4 February
2016. During this visit, he met Prime Minister
Modi on 1st February and held discussions on
bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual
interest, including the security situation and
peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.
President Ashraf Ghani paid a working
visit to India from 14 -15 September 2016.
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The visit provided an opportunity to continue
the close and frequent consultations between
the two friendly neighbours. During the
visit, Extradition Treaty, the Agreement on
cooperation in civil and commercial matters
and the Memorandum of Understanding on
Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
were signed.
Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani
led the Afghan delegation comprising of
senior members of the Government for a
visit to India to attend the second Strategic
Partnership Council meeting.
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah again visited
India last year. He inaugurated the India-
Afghanistan Trade and Investment Show
- an impressive event jointly organized by
India, Afghanistan and the United States of
America. The CEO also held meetings with
Prime Minister Modi and EAM Sushma
Swaraj during his visit and discussed various
issues of bilateral concern. Dr. Abdullah
also called on the President of India during
his visit. In addition, New Delhi and Kabul
signed an agreement in the area of Police
Training.
Indo-Afghan relations are going in the
right direction with the two nations set
to further strengthen it in the future with
increased defense cooperation and improving
trade relations.
Source:
http://mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.
htm?dtl/28936/Joint_Statement_on_
the_2nd_Strategic_Partnership_Council_
Meeting_between_India_and_Afghanistan_
New_Delhi_September_11_2017
h t t p s : / / w w w. m e a . g o v. i n / P o r t a l /
ForeignRelation/1Afghanistan_
October_2017.pdf