India,US plan trilateral talks with Afghanistan

The two leaders stressed the importance of sustained international commitment to Afghanistan as it assumed full responsibility for governance,development and security.

The statement said they intended to explore opportunities to work together to promote Afghanistan’s development,including in areas such as agriculture,mining,energy,capacity building and infrastructure. Noting the importance of women’s economic empowerment for Afghanistan’s economic success,they plan to work to further increase their ongoing vocational training and empowerment initiatives.

“To support their efforts in Afghanistan,they agreed to hold a trilateral dialogue with the Government of Afghanistan,” the joint statement said.

Clinton,according to the statement,welcomed India’s hosting of the Delhi Summit on Investment in Afghanistan on June 28 in New Delhi and both leaders looked forward to the July 8 Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan.

They discussed the vision for enhanced regional connectivity through South and Central Asia and reiterated the importance of taking concrete steps to promote expanded private investment and trade in Afghanistan.

They acknowledged the critical importance of improving Afghanistan’s integration and linkages within the South and Central Asia region and welcomed the ministerial meeting in Kabul on June 14.

Acknowledging that success in Afghanistan requires,in addition to building up its capacity to defend itself,an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process,they reiterated that success in Afghanistan and regional and global security required elimination of safe havens and infrastructure for terrorism and violent extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

They also welcomed the announcement at the NATO Summit in Chicago last month of progress in the security transition process and the participants’ commitment to supporting Afghanistan’s security and development needs into the “transformation decade” (2015-2024).