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India and Afghanistan signed two MOUs during the visit of President Karzai of Afghanistan here today. These are - MOU on cooperation in the field of civil aviation and MOU on cooperation in the field of media and information.
The MOU on cooperation in the field of civil aviation is aimed at building capacity and strengthening institutional structure of Afghanistan’s civil aviation sector. This would include training in areas of airport management, air traffic control, navigational aids etc, including safety and maintenance of aircrafts.
The MOU on cooperation in the field of media and information calls for greater interaction between the mediapersons and radio and TV organizations of the two countries. Under India’s assistance programme, Government of India has completed the work on TV Satellite uplink at Kabul and donwlink at 10 provincial capitals in Afghanistan, which are already operational. Work has commenced on restoration/augmentation of TV hardware in Jalalabad and Nangarhar province. India will be taking up the next phase of augmentation of TV coverage though additional satellite uplinks and downlinks.
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