Press Release, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Kabul, September 30, 2006
Afghan foreign minister Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta to pay a visit to Poland
The purpose of this meeting is to strengthen bilateral ties, cooperation and investment of Russian Federation in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
Afghan foreign minister said, “Our foreign policy is multilateral and the national interest of Afghanistan lies in the context of this policy.”
Given the context of ties between these tow countries, this trip is a good opportunity to extend and improve relations between these two nations,
During his visit the Afghan foreign minister meets his counterpart from Russian Federation and the director of National security counsel , Afghan foreign minister is also due to deliver a speech at the Institute of international relations of the ministry of foreign affairs of Russian Federation.
Russian Federation has pledged 117 million US dollars in Tokyo, Berlin and London conferences out of which 50 million US dollars have been spent for Afghan National Army (ANA).
Afghan foreign minister during his visit from Poland will meet his counterpart and they will discuss the contributions of Poland in Afghanistan’s reconstruction. Poland is intended to increase the number of its forces to 1000 in ISAF. For the time being, there are 100 Polish soldiers in Afghanistan.
Spokesman’s office,MOFA
