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Turkey to organize regional conference on Afghanistan

10 May 2011 17:28 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Turkey will host a regional conference on Afghanistan in Istanbul at the beginning of November, according to an official statement Tuesday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The statement was released after Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu hosted a working breakfast for representatives from countries neighboring and surrounding Afghanistan.

Ministers from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as United Nations (UN) Special Representative for Afghanistan Staffan De Mistura attended the meeting.

The officials agreed to organize a conference on Afghanistan in Istanbul on November 2 while reaffirming their respect to Afghanistan’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.

The participants expressed their support for transfer of all responsibilities to the Afghans by 2014. They said a secure, stable and prosperous Afghanistan is vital for everybody’s peace and stability but such an atmosphere could only be ensured within a wide framework reflecting friendship and cooperation.

In the statement, the ministers expressed their commitment to long-term dialogue and cooperation with Afghanistan, and supported peace, compromise and re-integration process.