Senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials regularly discuss Afghanistan with their Indian counterparts, and the UK participates in regional co-operation talks alongside India. I attended the Istanbul Conference on Afghanistan in November 2011, where regional countries including India agreed to work together in a range of fields up to and beyond 2014. We continue to play a part as a supporter of the Istanbul Process.In addition, senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials attended the Fifth Regional Economic Co-operation Conference on Afghanistan in Dushanbe, on 26-27 March.The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), last discussed Afghanistan with Indian Foreign Minister Krishna during their meeting of 30 June 2011 and looks forward to further discussions with Prime Minister Singh later this year.