Igor Ivanov met in Kabul with Hamid Karzai

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Igor Ivanov holds negotiations in Kabul with the head of the Provisional Administration of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, RIA Novosti reports. The meeting takes place in the residence of the head of the Provisional Administration of Afghanistan.

According to some reports, the Russian minister must transfer Hamida Karzay an invitation to visit Russia on a visit at a convenient time for him. Igor Ivanov must also meet with members of the country's interim government and representatives of Russian departments in Kabul. During the meeting, the situation will be discussed in Afghanistan and around the country, as well as issues of international economic assistance to Afghanistan.

The representative of the Foreign Ministry Alexander Yakovenko said that Russia is ready to continue together with the international community to promote the "revival and reconstruction of the Afghanistan economy." According to him, over the past two months, Russia crossed Afghanistan about 10 thousand tons of humanitarian goods and now in Moscow, preparations for the next stage of assistance are completed.