Moscow: India on Tuesday reiterated its position that a secure, peaceful and stable Afghanistan will not only serve the interests of its own people but will also be fundamental to regional resilience and global security.

New Delhi’s message was conveyed at the 7th meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan held in Moscow on Tuesday at the level of special representatives and senior officials of Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A delegation from Belarus attended the meeting as guests.

The Indian delegation at the meeting was led by Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar who expressed support for independent, peaceful and stable Afghanistan.

“As a civilisational and contiguous neighbour of Afghanistan, India sup

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