A meeting was held between the Charge d'affaires of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Afghanistan, G. Abbasov, and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, R. Otunbayeva.

Kabul - A meeting was held between the Charge d'affaires of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Afghanistan, G. Abbasov, and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, R. Otunbayeva.

At the beginning of the meeting, G. Akbasov noted that it was a great honor for him to meet with R. Otunbayeva as the new Head of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Afghanistan, noting that the leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan and personally highly appreciate the work of the mission to create the foundations of sustainable peace and development in Afghanistan. At the same time, taking into account that Kazakhstan stands for a stable and peaceful Afghanistan in the context of countering threats to regional security, he emphasized that the strategic task of the country is to actively involve this country in interregional relations.

In accordance with the generally recognized principles and norms of international law, primarily the UN Charter, Kazakhstan stands for the establishment of Afghanistan as an independent, neutral, unified, peaceful and prosperous state.

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan informed about the events held within the framework of the Doha Process, including the first meeting of the working group on combating drugs and invited G. Akbasov to take an active part in international events.

The head of the Embassy also noted that the Republic of Kazakhstan stands for the preservation and development of regional trade, economic, transport, logistics and energy ties with Afghanistan. During the farewell, G. Akbasov assured that he would make every effort to develop cooperation on a wide range of current and upcoming problems in the work of the head of the diplomatic mission, in achieving common goals with the mission, and expressed hope for partnership in the course of fulfilling his tasks.