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Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi voiced confidence that the India-Afghanistan ties will grow stronger in future as he thanked the people for the welcome he received during his visit to Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia.
“We will be sending new diplomats, and I hope you people will visit Kabul as well. I have hopes for stronger ties in the future from the way I was received in Delhi. These visits may be frequent in the near future,” Muttaqi said according to various media reports .
The Afghan leader, who reached Deoband from Delhi by road with his delegation, was welcomed by Mohtamim (vice-chancellor) of Darul Uloom Deoband Abul Qasim Nomani, president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Maulana Arshad Madani and officials of Darul Uloom, amid a floral shower.
Hundreds of students of the Islamic seminary and a large number of locals who had gathered at the Deoband campus jostled to shake hands with the visiting foreign dignitary, but were stopped by security personnel.
Reacting to the visit , Samajwadi MP from Sambhal Zia Ur Rehman took a swipe at the Adityanath government over the visit of Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Uttar Pradesh, saying the same dispensation had filed an FIR against his party leader for his remarks “supporting” the Taliban.
