Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Astana
14:27, 14 June 2011
ASTANA. June 14. KAZINFORM /Gulnara Zhandagulova/ Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.
Afghanistan has been invited as a guest to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Prime Minister Karim Massimov, Environment Minister Nurgali Ashim, Emergencies Minister Vladimir Bozhko met Hamid Karzai at the airport.
The Astana Summit will complete the period of Kazakhstan's SCO chairmanship and China will assume the rotating presidency for 2011-2012.
Presidents of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia and Uzbekistan are expected in Astana today.