Afghan CEO on 5-day India visit

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United Nations : Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah speaks during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. AP/PTI(AP9_29_2015_000010B)

New Delhi, Feb 1:  Afghan Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Council of Ministers Abdullah Abdullah arrives here  on a five-day visit to India during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on key regional and bilateral issues including security cooperation.

 The Afghan leader’s visit comes nearly a month after Modi’s trip to Kabul during which he inaugurated the new Afghan parliament building, constructed with India’s aid.

 Primarily in India to attend a conference on counter- terrorism in Jaipur, organised by India Foundation in association with Sardar Patel University of Police Security and Criminal Justice, Abdullah will call on Modi and hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday.

 He will leave for Jaipur on Tuesday.

 His visit also comes as India gave three of the four multi-role Mi-35 helicopters to it last month. They have been assembled and are now fully operational to combat terrorism in the war-torn country.

           During the visit, the two sides are expected to talk about security cooperation with the war-torn country seeking enhanced defence assistance including lethal weapons. 

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