‘Istanbul process’ countries ready to help Afghanistan
The 3rd Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process held in Almaty on Friday ended with a declaration in which the parties confirmed their willingness to give full support to Afghanistan in order to involve it in the economic and political life of the region, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry reported.
"The participants of the Conference noted the importance of these measures in the context of the withdrawal of the International Security Assistance Forces from Afghanistan. Specific action plans on six confidence measures packages of Istanbul Process were approved," the report says.
The forum was attended by more than 50 delegations, headed by the foreign ministers of participating countries, supporting countries and heads of international organizations. The parties supported plans for regional cooperation in Afghanistan, confirmed their willingness to expand and deepen regional cooperation based on the principles of friendship, respect and mutual benefit.
According to the declaration, the next Conference of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Istanbul Process on Afghanistan is scheduled to be held in China in 2014.
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