It will come the day after a conference in Moscow, which will include envoys from the US, China, Pakistan, Qatar and Afghan and Taliban leadership, but does not include India
According to sources, Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Attar will visit India on March 21 to negotiate a strategic partnership, as well as confirm the recent developments in intra-Afghan talks led by the US and Russia.
The visit is significant because it will come after a conference in Moscow, which will include envoys from the US, China, Pakistan, Qatar and the Afghan and Taliban leadership, but does not include India as a part of the “expanded Troika”. Mechanism.
The US-initiated proposal for intra-Afghan talks, facilitated by Turkey, is expected in Istanbul in the first two weeks of April, while dates are awaited for another US proposal, called by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken Is mentioned in a letter. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani for a UN-led regional dialogue that includes the US, Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan and India.
An Indian delegation (MEA) led by the Joint Secretary of Iran-Pakistan-Afghanistan to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) agreed to brief Mr. Attar’s visit to Kabul on Friday and the forthcoming dialogues in Moscow and Istanbul.
The Gani government, which thus does not speak on US proposals for peace and a power-sharing arrangement in Kabul, is understood to have accepted an invitation from Russia for a ‘Troika-plus’ meeting on 18 March. Other Afghan leaders such as former President Hamid Karzai, who will also attend the meeting in Moscow, are expected to travel to Delhi in April for the MEA’s Raisina Dialogue Conference.
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During his visit to India, Mr. Atmar continued a series of bilateral exchanges, indicating New Delhi’s support for the Ghani government, even as the US signed a “draft agreement” with the interim or transitional government in Kabul. Insisted on a proposal to replace it as part of “Afghanistan peace talks between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban” which has leaked to the media this week.
Modi, Gani Virtual Summit
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval traveled to Kabul for talks in January, after which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ghani held a virtual summit in February and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of Lalander. [Shatoot] The dam, outside Kabul, is part of the government’s “New Development Partnership” that has invested nearly $ 3 billion since 2001, training India with helicopters as security aid and Afghanistan national security.
Sources said the agenda for Mr Atmaar’s visit is still being worked out, but it is likely to see a “disgraced” version of the Strategic Partnership Council that was last met in 2017. He was expected to hold talks with ministers S Jaishankar and Sh. Call Doval and Mr. Modi on 22 March. In preparation for the visit, the government is “fast-tracking” the presentation of credentials by Afghanistan’s Ambassador-designate Farid Mamundzeh, for which they will hold the ceremony next week.
“As the most reliable regional partner and largest regional contributor to the development of Afghanistan, I thank the Government of India for providing much needed defense and security support by helping with military hardware and providing much needed training opportunities.” I want to give. Our cadets at some of the best Indian military academies along with some of the best Indian military officers, “Mr. Mamundze said at a reception in Delhi on Thursday.
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