NEW DELHI: India will continue to support Afghanistan in all possible ways, President Ram Nath Kovind said today.
Welcoming Abdullah Abdullah — Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan– who had called on Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan here, the President said that India considers him a very close friend.
Kovind said that India considers Afghanistan not just a strategic partner, but a country very close to our hearts.
He said Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Kabuliwala’ (a short story in Bengali) resonates in the heart of every Indian.
“Every Indian instinctively trusts a person from Kabul,” Kovind said.
The President said that a new development partnership between India and Afghanistan has been announced earlier this month.
“Both sides are embarking on new generation development projects aimed at supporting socio-economic development in Afghanistan. India will continue to support Afghanistan in all possible ways,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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