Tuesday December 11, 2012
Kabul (BNA) Foreign ministry spokesman Janan Mosazai has described the recent tour of Foreign minister Dr. Zalmai Rassoul to Europe as very significant.
Addressing a press conference the other day, he added that the foreign minister during visit to London, Dublin and Brussels last week had important talks with the leaders.
The foreign minister, according to Mosazai had attended the annual conference of the foreign ministers of NATO member states in Brussels where the issue of assisting Afghan security forces was discussed.
Mosazai added that 4.1 billion US dollars would be assisted to Afghan national security forces annually from 2015 to 2024.
Foreign minister Dr. Rassoul after attending the conference in Brussels had left for London to attend the third tripartite meeting of Pakistan, Britain and Afghanistan and peace process will be discussed.
In the meeting, Mosazai said that Afghanistan would call on Pakistan to encourage Taliban to peace and release all Taliban prisoners and paved the way for secure negotiations of those Taliban who are in favor of peace and prepare the ground for meeting of Pakistani and Afghanistan religious scholars in a conference.
Mosazai also reported about the beginning of the work of first ambassador of Afghanistan to Hungry, and opened the embassy there.
Commenting on suicide attack against Assadullah Khalid, the foreign ministry spokesman added that Afghanistan government believes that Quetta Shura or council is behind the bombing.
