New Delhi: India and Britain have expressed their serious concern about the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, violations of human rights and access to women and women who are hampered to education, a joint statement after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Boris Kitra UK Johnson.
In a statement, the external ministry (MEA) said the two prime ministers asked the Taliban to allow girls to return to secondary school.
In Afghanistan, both parties expressed their serious concern about the humanitarian situation, human rights violations and access to women and women who were hampered to education. The Second Prime Minister asked the Taliban to allow girls to return to high school,” Joint Statement. Read.
PM Modi acknowledged the role of England in the Afghan UN Hosting Conference on Humanitarian Responses on March 31.
According to the statement, PM Johnson acknowledged the role played by India in providing medical assistance and food granules to Afghans.
The leaders reaffirm the importance of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (2021) which firmly demands the Afghanistan region not be used to protect, training, planning or financing of terrorist acts and calling for joint actions against all terrorist groups, including those agreed by UNSC,” Read the statement.
Both parties agreed to continue to provide humanitarian assistance directly to the people of Afghan and reaffirm the need for a representative and inclusive political system to support peaceful and stable Afghanistan.
In a combined statement, the two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to change defense and security cooperation as the main pillar of the Indian-English comprehensive strategic partnership and increased involvement in supporting free, open and safe indo Pacific.