President Karzai Leaves for Azerbaijan
Office of the Spokesman to the President
05/04/2006
Arg, Kabul – H.E. Hamid Karzai, President
of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, left for Baku, Azerbaijan,
this morning to attend the 9th Summit of the Economic Cooperation
Organisation (ECO).
In his address to the Summit the President will
call for greater cooperation among the ECO member states, highlight
the necessity of expanding and developing the intact natural
resources available in the region and stress the significance
of the global fight against terrorism.
During this visit, the President will hold meetings
with H.E. Mahmuod Ahmadinezad, President of the Islamic Republic
of Iran and H.E Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of the Islamic
Republic of Pakistan to discuss issues of bilateral interest.
The President is accompanied on this trip by H.E.
Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E.
Dr. Zalmay Rasoul, National Security Advisor, H.E. Muhammad
Ismail, Minister of Water and Energy, H.E. Muhammad Amin Farhang,
Acting Minister of Economy, H.E. Amirzai Sangeen, Minister of
Communications, H.E. Dr. Ishaq Naderi, Senior Advisor to the
President on Economics, H.E. Dr. Enayatullah Qasemi, Acting
Minister of Transport and H.E. Karim Rahimi, Spokesman to the
President.
