New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): India on Friday welcomed the Joint Statement on preventing nuclear war and avoiding arms race which was given by the leaders of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States on Monday.

New Delhi Nov 26 PTI India on Friday said it is working on the modalities to send humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan through Pakistan days after Islamabad agreed to allow the transit facility for the aid by New Delhi to people of Afghanistan External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India is examining the response of the Pakistani government and is also working on the modalities with it Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday said his government would allow the transit of 50000 tonnes of wheat from India to Afghanistan We received a response from the government of Pakistan to our proposal made on October 7 for providing humanitarian assistance of 50000 metric tonnes of wheat to the people of Afghanistan This also has life-saving medicines that we wanted to send he said Bagchi said India has always stood by the people of Afghanistan be it humanitarian support or development assistance This was about humanitarian access into Afghanistan on the delivery of the 50000 metric tonnes of wheat and life-saving medicines we are supplying to the people of Afghanistan he said We are examining the response of the government of Pakistan we are also working on the modalities with the Pakistan side We believe that humanitarian assistance should not be subject to conditionalities he said Pakistan on Wednesday said it has formally informed India about its decision to allow the transportation of an Indian humanitarian shipment of 50000 metric tonnes of wheat and life-saving drugs to Afghanistan through its territory Prime Minister Khan announced on Monday that his government will allow India to send humanitarian shipment of wheat to Afghanistan through its territory after the finalisation of the transit modalities The decision of the government of Pakistan to this effect was formally conveyed to the Charge daffaires of India at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Pakistan Foreign Office FO said on Wednesday PTI MPB SMN SMN

New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI) India is examining the response of Pakistan and also working with it on modalities for the supply of 50,000 metric tons of wheat and life-saving medicines to Afghanistan, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Friday.