*NEW DELHI – India and China have launched their first joint programme forAfghanistan to train its diplomats, according to Indian Embassy in Beijing.*
An understanding to launch a joint programme in Afghanistan was reachedduring an informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ChinesePresident Xi Jinping held in April at China’s Wuhan city.
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As per the understanding, officials of both sides had been asked toidentify the project. Training the Afghanistan’s diplomats has been agreedas the first joint project agreed by both the countries.
“First joint programme by India and China for Afghanistan begins,”according to a tweet put out by the Indian Embassy in Beijing on Saturday.Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan (Vinay Kumar) “hosted 10 Afghan Diplomatswho will be travelling to India for the 1st India-China joint trainingprogramme for Afghan diplomats under the aegis of the TrilateralCooperation between India, China and Afghanistan,” the tweet said.
This will be a first such project by China and India together in thewar-torn country.