Sunday, December 16, 2012
Kabul (BNA) Dr. Zalmai Rassoul and his Polish counterpart, H.E. Radoslaw Sikorski signed a cooperation agreement between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Poland this afternoon in Kabul.
"The signing of this agreement will further enhance and strengthen the relations and the wide range of cooperation between the two countries," said Dr. Rassoul.
"Over the past ten years Poland has had a significant contribution to the reconstruction of and securing peace in Afghanistan. The signing of this agreement today will provide investment opportunities by the Polish side in Afghanistan."
Expressing satisfaction about the progress made in the past ten years in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Sikorski said Poland will remain by the side of the Afghan people. He emphasised that he will encourage Polish companies to invest in and benefit from the extensive trade opportunities in Afghanistan.
The new cooperation agreement covers extensive relations and cooperation in a broad range of areas, including political, security, economic, development, education and cultural cooperation and
exchanges between the two countries.
Direct diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Poland were established during Ghazi King Amanullah Khan’s visit to Warsaw in 1928. The Afghan embassy in Poland was established in 1962.
At present, Poland has 1600 troops in Afghanistan, who are engaged within the ISAF/NATO framework in providing security and reconstruction in Ghazni and Paktika provinces.
