Afghan President Ghani to meet CII, FICCI, Assocham today

April 29, 2015 08:46

A day after holding talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will on Wednesday hold a business meeting with organisations -- Confederation of Indian Industry, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Associated Chambers of Commerce of India.

Ghani leaves for Afghanistan on Wednesday evening.

The Afghan President, who arrived in India on Monday night on a three-day state visit, had a busy schedule on Tuesday.

He earlier met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who called on him at the Dwarka Suite of Rashtrapati Bhavan. He was also accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Later, he met PM Modi and both the leaders agreed to sign six documents within three months of the visit, including an extradition treaty and an agreement on transfer of sentenced persons, a Motor Vehicles Agreement and a MOU on visa free entry for holders of diplomatic passports.

India and Afghanistan also pledged to work together to fight terrorism and also boost bilateral trade and connectivity.

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