KABUL: President Hamid Karzai after a two-day visit to India on Tuesday returned home. On second day of his visit, President Karzai separately met with the New Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Indian Prime Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
President Karzai the other day left for India to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Modi as new Prime Minister of India.
President Karzai once again congratulated Modi on his electoral victory.
Narendra Modi praised the timely response of Afghan security forces in repelling the terror attack on Indian consulate in western Herat province.
Modi reaffirmed India’s commitment to lend its all-round support to Afghanistan under the bilateral partnership agreement between the two countries.
President Karzai said that foreign troops would leave Afghanistan by end of this year. “Afghanistan will need support of its friends, particularly India, to train and equip Afghan security forces,” the president added.
President Karzai also met with his Indian counterpart, Pranab Mukherjee. President Karzai termed India as a good friend of Afghanistan and hoped that his successor would work for further expansion of friendly relations between the two countries.
Mukherjee appreciated President Karzai’s efforts in strengthening democracy in Afghanistan. “The first ever peaceful transition of power in Afghanistan will be one of the great achievements of President Karzai,” he said.
Afghanistantimes
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