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Egyptian president meets Afghan FM

08 November 2010 20:19 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasoul here on Monday to discuss bilateral ties and the situation in Afghanistan, APA reports quoting Xinhua News Agency.

Talks between Mubarak and Rasoul dealt with bilateral relations in light of Egyptâ€™s directives to consolidate relations with Afghanistan in all domains, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said at a press conference, according to Egyptâ€™s official MENA news agency.

The visit reflected Afghanistanâ€™s interests to brief Egypt on steps taken to achieve peace and stability in the country, he added.

Rasoul said he expressed desire to strengthen Afghanistanâ€™s relations with Egypt, saying it is one of the most important priorities of Afghanistanâ€™s foreign policy, according to MENA.

Afghanistan is determined to go ahead with the peace process aiming at achieving stability, said Rasoul, adding that Afghanistan is ready to cooperate with all sides who are not connected with al-Qaida or any other terrorist group.