| US seeking India's help in resolving Afghan crisis: Holbrooke |
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London, Mar 22 (PTI) Describing India as a "great power" which has a "critical" role in resolving the crisis in Afghanistan, the special US envoy for the region, Richard Holbrooke, has said Washington consults New Delhi "closely every step of the way".
Speaking at the Brussels Forum yesterday, he said India is "not part of the problem the way Pakistan is but they're certainly a major factor in resolving" the situation in Afghanistan. The Brussels Forum is an annual high-level meeting of the most influential political, corporate, and intellectual leaders worldwide to address pressing challenges facing both sides of the Atlantic. Holbrooke said, "India, of course, is the great power of the region, the great emerging in an international context and its views, its role are a critical factor. "And so we consult India closely every step of the way and on my first trip to the region I went to India," the US special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan said. PTI |
