On the International Conference on Afghanistan

Nur-Sultan-Geneva, 23-24 November 2020 - The International Donor Conference for Afghanistan was held in Geneva. The event was dedicated to helping the international community achieve peace and the recovery of Afghanistan. The Conference was attended by President of Afghanistan Mohammad Ghani, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Atmar, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons as well as representatives of more than 70 states and 30 international organizations.

Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Afghanistan Talgat Kaliyev took part in this event via videoconference. In his speech, he stressed that Kazakhstan continues to contribute towards the international efforts to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan, annually providing financial, technical and humanitarian assistance to the country.

Talgat Kaliyev also stressed the importance of peaceful intra-Afghan talks in Doha, while calling on the parties to compromise and find a solution to the conflict as soon as possible.

Commenting on the statement of the Kazakh Representative, the co-chair of the Conference, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Mohammad Atmar, stressed that "he looks forward to furthering cooperation with Kazakhstan".