INDO-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING
India
and Afghanistan will hold the second Indo-Afghan Strategic Partnership Council
(SPC) meeting in New Delhi.
As a part of the 2nd Strategic Partnership
Council Meeting, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Afghan counterpart
Salahuddin Rabbani held talks on wide- ranging topics.
It was decided to implement 500 scholarships for graduate studies in India for the next-of-kin of martyrs of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces from the Academic year 2018-19, and expand the medical assistance for Afghan National Army personnel.
It was decided to implement 500 scholarships for graduate studies in India for the next-of-kin of martyrs of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces from the Academic year 2018-19, and expand the medical assistance for Afghan National Army personnel.
During the
meeting, both countries exchanged four pacts in areas of health, transport
(motor vehicles agreement), space and new development partnership.
The India-Afghanistan Partnership Council was established according to the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between both countries in 2011. The council is supposed to meet annually. The first meeting was held in May 2012. Later it was delayed due to elections in India and Afghanistan, as well as other reasons.
The India-Afghanistan Partnership Council was established according to the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between both countries in 2011. The council is supposed to meet annually. The first meeting was held in May 2012. Later it was delayed due to elections in India and Afghanistan, as well as other reasons.
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