(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran and India have agreed to bring stability to Afghanistan in the pursuits of both countries common interest in the region and beyond, according to a media report on Saturday.
Iranian president has flew to Indian to discuss issues of bilateral interest, including Afghanistan with Indian leadership
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have agreed to step up efforts to bring stability to war-ravaged Afghanistan.
According to Dawn, Modi reiterated India's commitment to help Afghanistan become €œa peaceful, secure, permanent, prosperous and pluralistic country€ after holding talks with Rouhani in New Delhi on the last day of his three-day visit.
€œLooking at our common interests, we are committed to stopping the expansion of such forces that promote international organised crime in terrorism, extremism, illegal drug trafficking, cyber crime and various forms,€ Modi said. €œWe want to see our region and the world free from terrorism.€
India has been a key supporter of Kabul's government and has poured more than $2 billion into the country since the Taliban were toppled in 2001.
In 2016, India offered $1 billion in economic aid to strengthen various sectors to Afghanistan including education, health and agriculture.
Modi said both countries wanted to increase economic cooperation, regional connectivity and improve energy security to reach landlocked Afghanistan and central Asia via the southern Iranian port of Chabahar.
The port, which was inaugurated in December, has been touted as a way for India to establish trade routes that bypass its rival Pakistan.
India has been a key purchaser of Iranian oil and gas, and maintained trade ties even as international sanctions were imposed on Tehran over its nuclear programme between 2012 and 2016.
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