Abdullah Abdullah on 5-day India visit from tomorrow

The CEO visit comes nearly a month after Modi's trip to Kabul during, which he inaugurated the new Afghan parliament building

Afghan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Head of the Council of Ministers Abdullah Abdullah will arrive here tomorrow on a five-day visit to India during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on key regional and bilateral issues including security cooperation.

The Afghan leader's visit comes nearly a month after Modi's trip to Kabul during which he inaugurated the new Afghan parliament building, constructed with India's aid.

Primarily in India to attend a conference on counter- terrorism in Jaipur, organised by India Foundation in association with Sardar Patel University of Police Security and Criminal Justice, Abdullah will call on Modi and hold a meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday. He will leave for Jaipur on Tuesday.

His visit also comes as India gave three of the four multi-role Mi-35 helicopters to it last month. They have been assembled and are now fully operational to combat terrorism in the war-torn country.

During the visit, the two sides are expected to talk about security cooperation with the war-torn country seeking enhanced defence assistance including lethal weapons.