Kazakh President backs idea to hold conference on Afghanistan
15:33, 6 October 2009
ANA. October 6. KAZINFORM. /Aigul Tulekbayeva/ Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev supports the idea of convocation of the conference on Afghanistan. He announced it during the talks with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday.
"I back the idea of holding the conference on Afghanistan either in Kabul or Astana", Head of the State said. He also noted that during the private meeting with Nicolas Sarkozy the issues of bilateral relations, regional security, problems of Afghanistan and Iran were discussed. "We have common opinion regarding these issues", the President added.