US, India discuss stable Afghanistan

Posted on 19th Feb 2015 by mohit kumar

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India and the US held discussions on regional cooperation in South Asia focussing on a stable and prosperous Afghanistan, a US embassy statement said here Thursday.

The discussions were held during the visit of an inter-agency delegation, led by US Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Laurel Miller, from Feb 16-18.

Miller met government officials, civil society, and political party leaders to continue high-level US-India consultations on Afghanistan, the statement said.

"The consultations helped advance our shared commitment to regional cooperation on working towards a stable and prosperous Afghanistan," it said.

US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in their joint statement during the former's visit to India had shared the commitment for a secure, stable, and prosperous Afghanistan.

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