President Karzai Leaves for the United
Arab Emirates
Office of the Spokesman to the President
05/22/2006
Arg, Kabul - H.E. Hamid Karzai, President
of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, left for the United
Arab Emirates on a state visit this morning.
During this visit, the President will meet with
H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United
Arab Emirates, to discuss bilateral relations and issues of
mutual interest.
The Governments of Afghanistan and the United
Arab Emirates will sign agreements on a project to asphalt the
Kabul City roads, UAE’s assistance to religious schools,
expansion of trade ties and the improvement of the situation
of Afghans living in the United Arab Emirates.
The President will hold meetings with senior UAE
authorities and heads of private companies and banks to discuss
the expansion of trade ties between Afghanistan and the United
Arab Emirates.
The President will meet with representatives of
Afghans who are living and working in the United Arab Emirates
to listen to their problems.
The President is accompanied on this trip by H.E.
Hedayat Amin Arsala, Senior Minister and Acting Minister of
Commerce, H.E. Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, H.E. Dr. Zalmay Rasoul, National Security Advisor,
H.E. Yosouf Pashtun, Minister of Urban Development, H.E. Ameerzai
Sangeen, Minister of Communication, H.E. Dr. Eshaq Naderi, Senior
Advisor to the President on Economics, H.E. Gul Agha Sherzai,
Governor of Nangarhar Province, H.E. Noorullah Delaware, Head
of the Da Afghanistan Bank, H.E. Fatima Gillani, President of
the Afghan Red Crescent Society, four Members of Parliament
and twenty leading businessmen and private investors.
