New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Afghanistan on Monday highlighted that the nation’s geographical place shouldn’t be a area for destructive competitors however fairly a bridge for connectivity, cooperation and shared prosperity.
In the course of the fifth anniversary of the ‘Victory’ Day reception on the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi, Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor, Cost d’Affaires on the Embassy, emphasised Kabul’s efforts to broaden regional financial and transit cooperation.
‘The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan believes that Afghanistan’s geography shouldn’t be a area for destructive competitors, however fairly a bridge for connectivity, cooperation and shared prosperity,’ Noor mentioned.
He mentioned Afghanistan has continued its sensible efforts to broaden regional financial and transit cooperation, facilitate commerce and strengthen relations with nations based mostly on mutual pursuits.
‘A peaceable, steady and accountable Afghanistan creates new alternatives for regional connectivity, commerce, funding and financial cooperation, whereas additionally taking part in a constructive function in stopping shared safety threats,’ he mentioned.
He highlighted how focus has shifted from managing battle in the direction of strengthening the rule of regulation, increasing diplomatic and financial relations, reconstruction and financial improvement, and offering public providers.
‘Advancing regional financial tasks and supporting the non-public sector are clear examples of this route,’ Noor mentioned.
He additionally highlighted the progress of regional financial and transit initiatives, describing them as necessary foundations for Afghanistan’s financial development and regional connectivity.
‘The implementation of long-term plans within the areas of financial development, power, city improvement, well being and infrastructure, in addition to sustaining the soundness and energy of the Afghan forex, demonstrates that alongside short-term measures, Afghanistan additionally has a transparent imaginative and prescient for sustainable improvement,’ he mentioned.
The Afghan envoy additionally confused the significance of supporting the non-public sector, selling home manufacturing, facilitating commerce and creating funding and contracts within the mining sector for the lawful utilisation of the nation’s pure sources.
Emphasising the significance of regional engagement, Noor mentioned sustainable relations could be strengthened by way of confidence-building, financial partnerships and continued dialogue.
‘We consider that sustainable relations are additional strengthened by way of confidence-building, financial partnership and continued engagement,’ he mentioned.
Anand Prakash, Joint Secretary of the PAI Division, Ministry of Exterior Affairs, attended the occasion.
Ambassadors from Iran, Bhutan, Serbia and officers from many nations together with China have been current.
In his remarks, Noor additionally pitched for deepening political belief and financial partnership with India in order to contribute to regional stability, connectivity and shared prosperity.
He underlined how official diplomatic contacts between the 2 nations have expanded, embassies and consulates have develop into extra lively, and high-level delegations have continued to trade visits.
Recalling the latest go to of Afghanistan’s Overseas Minister to India and the way constructive understanding has developed within the areas of political, financial, and humanitarian cooperation, he famous that New Delhi and Kabul have reached understandings in varied areas.
‘These developments characterize an necessary step ahead in additional strengthening and increasing cooperation between Afghanistan and India. We consider that stronger political belief, financial partnership, and continued engagement between Afghanistan and India is not going to solely profit each nations, however may also make an necessary contribution to regional stability, connectivity, and shared prosperity,’ Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor mentioned. (ANI)
