'Terrorist havens and sanctuaries must end for peace in Afghanistan': TS Tirumurti at UN

On Friday, TS Tirumurti who is a Permanent Representative of India to United Nations said that peace process and violence cant go toger and in order to maintain durable peace in Afganistan re must be an end to terrorist havens and sanctuaries operating across Durand Line. He was speaking at  Arria Formula Meeting at UN. 'Even as we meet today, fighting continues in Afghanistan in several areas across country,' he ded. 

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TS Tirumurti: 'Terrorist heavens & sanctuaries must come to an end'

Speaking furr at meeting, TS Tirumurti urged Security Council to speak unequivocally against violence and terrorist force. Highlighting India-Afghanistan relations, Tirumurti said that both nations are contiguous neighbours, that are connected to each or by centuries of historical, people-to-people and cultural relations.'India has stood resolutely behind government and people of Afghanistan and also supported development of nation,' he ded. 

Listing out necessary points that need to be followed in order to achieve lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan, Ambassor said that peace process must be 'Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled'. He also said that solutions in line with wishes and aspirations of all sections of Aghan society must come from mselves. 'Sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan must be respected,' he ded. 

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TS Tirumurti said, "re needs to be zero tolerance of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Afghanistan can succeed only when terrorism longer flows across Durand Line. Terror and violence cant be instrument to shape Afghanistan's future or dictate choices Afghans make. It is important to ensure that one provides sanctuary to terrorists who threaten Afghanistan or any or country in region. Those who do so must be held accountable. international community, simply cant afford to lose gains of last two deces."

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Pointing towards hard-won progress so far, TS Tirumurti said that future everyone in meeting seeks should have a place for every Afghan and should have for everyone's aspiration as well. He also said that it is important to ensure that issue of full transit rights to Afghanistan is t used by States to extract a political price from Afghanistan. Inste, it should ensure all transit rights are guaranteed to nation under bilateral and multilateral transit agreements. 'India remains committed to working with international community towards this shared objective,' he ded. 

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(With ANI inputs)