Afghan President Ghani arrives in India, meets Kovind and Swaraj

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrived here on Tuesday on a day-long visit. He met his Indian counterpart Ram Nath Kovind and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Ghani, who landed at the Palam airport at 8 am, met Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted that Sushma Swaraj called on Ghani and discussed bilateral and regional issues.

#Neighbourhoodfirst. EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi. Bilateral & regional issues discussed. pic.twitter.com/IEKzTo0ChB

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) October 24, 2017

The Afghan leader is set to hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.