General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of National Defence of Afghanistan, pays a three-day visit to India beginning tomorrow. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation.
General Wardak will hold talks with Defence Minister Shri AK Antony and other senior officials of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. Bilateral cooperation issues including capacity building of the Afghan security forces are likely to be discussed.
There have been periodic exchanges between the Armed Forces of the two countries since General Wardak last visited India in April, 2008. The Afghan Chief of General Staff, General Sher Mohammad Karimi visited India in October last year.
The visit of Afghan Defence Minister to India marks another step in the steady progress in bilateral relations, particularly as his visit comes soon after the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s visit to Afghanistan earlier this month.
Indian Press Information Bureau
