India's Manpreet Vohra and Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai agreed to cooperate on terror.
India, along with the United States and Afghanistan, reaffirmed its shared interests in combating terrorism and advancing peace and security in the region as even as leaders from the three countries explored ways to "coordinate and align" assistance to Afghanistan.
Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra, Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai and America's special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson met during the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
"Reaffirming their shared interests in advancing peace and security in the region, as well as countering terrorism, all sides welcomed the discussions focused on political, economic, and development goals in Afghanistan, including the regional dimension," a trilateral statement issued after the meeting read.
It added that the meeting provided a forum for the governments of India and the United States to explore ways to coordinate and align their assistance with the priorities of the Afghan government.
"They agreed that the dialogue helps advance shared values and goals, and decided to continue these consultations on a regular basis," it said.
During Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit to India last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced allocation of one billion dollars to Afghanistan to meet requirements for capacity and capability building in spheres like education, health, agriculture, and skill development.
After the Second India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD) in New Delhi last month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had said, "In view of the rapidly evolving regional and global situation, India looks forward to resuming the meeting of the trilateral with Afghanistan; consultations on Africa and on multilateral issues within this year."