Sunday September 15, 2013
Kabul (BNA) President Hamid Karzai met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the sideline of the 13th summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Friday in Bishkek the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.
President Karzai said that Russia as a friend country had always supported Afghanistan.
The president hoped the coming President of Afghanistan will continue working expansion of bilateral ties.
Putin said Russia was committed to military cooperation with Afghanistan in giving weapons and other military equipment to Afghan security forces.
He said that Russia wanted peace to come to Afghanistan.
“We want Afghanistan to have a strong economy and security so that terrorists will not be able to pose threat to the country and the entire region,” Putin added.
President Karzai also met with the President of Tajikistan, Imam Ali Rahman on Friday morning.
Both leaders discussed development of transit the two countries as well as the regions and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway project.
Imam Ali Rahman urged President Karzai to pay a visit to Tajikistan.
