Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): India is committed to continuing its engagement with the Afghan people based on humanitarian and development cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nadheer Jaiswal said on Monday.
Randhir Jaiswal, in response to a question about the meeting of Indian officials with the Islamic Emirate officials, especially the meeting of the Indian Deputy Foreign Minister with the Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki in the UAE, said that this meeting was the highest level of India's interaction with the Afghan government. been.
He added that the aim of the interaction is to strengthen long-term relations with the people of Afghanistan.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed humanitarian aid, bilateral issues and regional security.
Jaiswal also pointed to the presence of Afghan players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and said that India is trying to expand its relations with Afghanistan in the field of sports as well.
"We also want to do more in the field of sports," he said. You have seen that a large number of Afghan players play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Greater Noida Cricket Ground is also dedicated to the Afghan team. These are all areas where we want to strengthen our relations.”
In this year's Indian Premier League (IPL), Afghan players including Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Garbaz, Noor Ahmad Laknwal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Jannat, Fazlullah Farooqi and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar will play for different teams.
Relations between India and Afghanistan have been developing after a three-year hiatus. Several meetings have been held between the two countries' officials recently to expand relations.