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Salman Khurshid to lead Indian delegation to Kabul conference
New Delhi: Law minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday will be leading an Indian delegation to the one-day Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference to be held in Kabul to discuss the future of Afghanistan.
Khurshid was named leader of the delegation after finance minister Pranab Mukherjee pulled out of the visit earlier this week amid media speculation that the cancellation had to do with the upcoming presidential election in which Mukherjee is seen as the frontrunner.
The Kabul conference follows another held in Istanbul in November. It is one of a series of meetings on ways to stabilise Afghanistan and to chart its future ahead of the withdrawal of international troops from the country as early as next year.
The name of the conference stems from the recognition that Afghanistan is situated at the intersection of Asias great regions South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East and that its stability is key to the development of its neighbours in Asia.
Invitees to the Kabul conference include China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, besides other countries in Afghanistans near and extended neighbourhood. Countries expected to be present at the conference include contributors to the US-led international forces present in Afghanistan. UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon is expected to address the conference, along with Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai.
Salman Khurshid to lead Indian delegation to Kabul conference - Economy and Politics - livemint.com
New Delhi: Law minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday will be leading an Indian delegation to the one-day Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference to be held in Kabul to discuss the future of Afghanistan.
Khurshid was named leader of the delegation after finance minister Pranab Mukherjee pulled out of the visit earlier this week amid media speculation that the cancellation had to do with the upcoming presidential election in which Mukherjee is seen as the frontrunner.
The Kabul conference follows another held in Istanbul in November. It is one of a series of meetings on ways to stabilise Afghanistan and to chart its future ahead of the withdrawal of international troops from the country as early as next year.
The name of the conference stems from the recognition that Afghanistan is situated at the intersection of Asias great regions South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East and that its stability is key to the development of its neighbours in Asia.
Invitees to the Kabul conference include China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, besides other countries in Afghanistans near and extended neighbourhood. Countries expected to be present at the conference include contributors to the US-led international forces present in Afghanistan. UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon is expected to address the conference, along with Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai.
Salman Khurshid to lead Indian delegation to Kabul conference - Economy and Politics - livemint.com
