AFGHANISTAN: TURKISH PRIME MINISTER TAYYIP ERDOGAN ARRIVES FOR TALKS WITH PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI

Record ID: 217802

  • Title: AFGHANISTAN: TURKISH PRIME MINISTER TAYYIP ERDOGAN ARRIVES FOR TALKS WITH PRESIDENT HAMID KARZAI
  • Date: 21st April 2005
  • Summary: (EU) KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (APRIL 20, 2005) (REUTERS) 1. SLV TURKISH PM ERDOGAN AND AFGHAN FM ABDULLAH ABDULLAH MEETING AT KABUL AIRPORT; ERDOGAN AND ABDULLAH SHAKE HANDS 0.06 2. MV ERDOGAN WITH AFGHAN SCHOOL CHILDREN AT KABUL AIRPORT; ERDOGAN CONVOY ARRIVING AT AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE; SLV AFGHAN PRESIDENT KARZAI AND TURKISH PM ERDOGAN REVIEWING G
  • Embargoed: 6th May 2005 13:00
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  • Location: KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Reuters ID: LVA6F47SUQNFV0JE4BI6MSPQK2EO
  • Story Text: Turkish prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrives in
    Kabul for talks with Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

    Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived on
    Wednesday (April 20, 2005) to the Afghan capital Kabul for
    a two day visit.

    Whilst there Erdogan inspected Turkish troops serving
    as NATO-lead peacekeepers under NATO command.

    "I strongly believe that with the upcoming parliamentary
    election Afghanistan has taken another step towards
    democracy and I believe it will have positive result. We
    discussed with the President several important issue, the
    reconstruction project involving education, reconstruction
    of school roads and health sectors", said turkish prime
    minister Erdogan at a joint press conference with Afghan
    President Hamid Karzai.

    During the press conference Karzai praised Turkey for
    it's continued support.

    "Turkey is the best friend of Afghans, the government of
    turkey helped Afghan people during soviet Russia invasion
    and also from the start of interim and transitional
    government in Afghanistan, turkey was the first country
    that helped the afghan people", Said Karzai.

    Erdogan is due to leave on Friday (April 22).


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