After Delhi Declaration, Russia issues own statement, with tweaks
The Indian Express takes a look at how the two statements differed.
NSA Ajit Doval with other dignitaries during their meeting, in New Delhi, Tuesday (PTI) As Russia issued its own statement on the NSAs’ meeting on Afghanistan, there were at least five differences from the Delhi Declaration — a joint statement on the meeting signed by all eight participating countries — that was issued hours earlier Wednesday.
The meeting, chaired by NSA Ajit Doval, was attended by Russian NSA Nikolai Patrushev.
The Indian Express takes a look at how the two statements differed.
*The Delhi Declaration condemned in the strongest terms all terrorist activities and reaffirmed their firm commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including its financing, the dismantling of terrorist infrastructure and countering radicalisation, “to ensure that Afghanistan would never become a safe haven for global terrorism”. The Russian statement said the sides reaffirmed their firm commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms but it did not mention “ensure that Afghanistan would never become a safe haven for global terrorism”.
NSAs of Russia, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan participated in the meeting held in Delhi, chaired by NSA Ajit Doval. (Twitter: @MEAIndia)
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