Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani jointly tele-inaugurated the restored Stor Palace in Kabul.
The Stor Palace is located in the Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Campus in Kabul.
The newly renovated and restored building will house the Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Besides, it will also serve as the venue for hosting official domestic and international events by the Afghan government.
Background
A tripartite agreement for restoring Stor Palace was signed in 2011 during the visit of then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Afghanistan.
The agreement was signed between Aga Khan Development Network, Government of Afghanistan and Government of India.
India’s Contribution in Afghanistan’s development
India has played a significant role in the reconstruction and rehabilitation process in Afghanistan in the past few years.
Earlier in June 2016, both countries had inaugurated the $300 million India and Afghanistan Friendship Dam in Herat Province.
Besides, India also had gifted Afghanistan its new parliament building in December 2015.
So far India has poured more than $2 billion dollars into Afghanistan reconstruction projects and humanitarian aid as part of its goodwill diplomacy making it one of the largest donors to the war-torn country.
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