For talks on bilateral issues on the sideliness of an International conference for peace and stability in the war which ravaged Afghanistan, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani on Saturday evening.
An official said, “Prime Minister Narenda Modi will meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for talks on the serious bilateral issues like for peace and stability in the war ravaged Afghanistan.”
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Amritsar in the evening and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is also expected in Punjab at the same time. The other world dignitaries and these two leaders are attending the conference are likely to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple.
Modi said in a tweet, “This evening I will have the honour of praying at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. It is always special to visit the Golden Temple.”
An official from the Ministry of External Affairs said, Modi and Ghani will jointly inaugurate the Ministerial Deliberations of Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process which sees over 40 Foreign Ministers and dignitaries of 14 countries participating in it.
In Istanbul in November 2011, Organisers of the summit founded and said that the aim of this was to strengthen confidence building measures and initiate steps to counter narcotics and terrorism and to expand trade, comerce and investment opportunities in Afghanistan.
To attend the ministerial conference, Pakistan’s de facto foreing policy chief Sartaj Aziz will arrive on Sunday and would return on the same day.
It is said by officials, between India and Pakistan any formal dialogue on the sidelines of the conference was unlikely.
For the first time, India is hosting the Heart of Asia conference,sixth in the series.
The state government is hosting a dinner to the visiting dignitaries at its ambitious project heritage village named “Sadda Pind”, or our village, on the outskirts of this city to showcase rich culture and heritage of Punjab, bordering Pakistan.
The dinner which will be hosted by Chief Minister Singh Badal Modi and Ghani will attend.
The conference host country holds the “co-chair” position while Afghanistan is the permanent chair for the Heart of Asia.
--with agency inputs
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