Afghanisthan invited for second India-Uzbekistan-Iran trilateral meet on Chabahar
Thursday, 24 December 2020 Chabahar has been a key connectivity project by India towards its west and has been providing connectivity via Iran to Afghanistan and beyond.
Addressing a press conference in the national capital on December 24, the official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Anurag Srivastava said, "India will host the next meeting between Uzbekistan, India, Iran on Chabahar; dates yet to be finalised. Afghanistan as a major stakeholder will be invited for this meeting." On being asked about the Pakistan leadership accusing India of conducting 'False Flag' operation, Srivastava added, "It has become a daily routine of Pakistan's leadership to make such fictitious and humorous statements. There is no basis for such statements and should be ignored."