ISLAMABAD: Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said economic development is the only way to restore peace in Afghanistan.
Swaraj addressing to the conference said India and Pakistan displayed maturity in doing business with each other.
She pushed for Pakistan to allow the transit of goods from Afghanistan to India.
“The heart of Asia cannot function if its arteries are clogged. India’s vision for Afghanistan is one of interlinked trade, transit, energy and communication routes with the country as an important hub,” said the minister.
She added that on “our part, India is prepared to move our cooperation at a pace which Pakistan is comfortable with. But today, let us at least resolve to help Afghanistan – in the best traditions of good neighbourliness.”
The minister said in the last few months, terrorism in Afghanistan grew both in intensity and scope.
“Afghanistan is threatened most by terrorism and not tribal or ethnic rivalries,” she said.
