PM Narendra Modi Raises the Issue of ‘Afghanistan Crisis’ in Italy

GG News Bureau

Rome, 30th Oct. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the situation in Afghanistan should not be looked at in isolation and the international community should look very carefully at the threats and threats emanating from the war-torn country.

Also, Prime Minister Modi will meet Pope Francis, the supreme leader of Catholic Christianity, in private before the delegation-level talks in Vatican City on Saturday. It is expected that during this period, the global scenario regarding cases like Covid-19 will be discussed.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla told a press conference that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his first one-on-one meeting with his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on the sidelines of the G20 summit here, pointed to the core of the Afghanistan problem which really needs to be addressed. Said, fundamentalism, extremism and terrorism and their consequences need to be evaluated very carefully.

According to the official, the Prime Minister said that the threat or danger coming from Afghanistan is something that the international community needs to look into very cautiously. Shringla said there is a strong sentiment about Afghanistan, which is understood by both the European Union and Italy’s partners. He said that the Prime Ministers of both the countries exchanged those sentiments and realized that this is something that needs to be looked into.

He pointed out that the humanitarian situation remained the focus during this period and the Italian Prime Minister referred to his efforts during the G20 summit, including increasing support for Afghanistan, to ensure that the people of Afghanistan do not face the ill effects of the current situation. do it. Shringla said Prime Minister Modi underlined that there should be a distinction between the people who govern and the people of Afghanistan, and humanitarian aid should be offered to the people there.

Giving information about the Prime Minister’s programs in Italy, Foreign Secretary Shringla said on Friday, ‘The Prime Minister will meet the Pope personally and after that there will be delegation level talks.

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