Sources said that during the meeting with Tajik counterpart, detailed exchange of views on Afghanistan, with significant convergence of assessments took place between the two sides.Both sides expressed concerns on the sharp increase in terrorist threats from Afghanistan in recent past and Tajik side highlighted gravity of situation in Afghanistan. Besides, discussions on looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan also took place.
On bilateral side, discussions took place on deepening cooperation in areas like defence, border management and border infrastructure development. Sources also added that during the meeting with Uzbekistan, Afghanistan was the major focus of discussions and both sides agreed that the future of Afghanistan must be decided by the people of Afghanistan themselves. They felt that the legitimacy of any Afghan Government within Afghanistan was important before the issue of its international recognition.
