Armenian Foreign Minister to participate in international conference on Afghanistan

PanARMENIAN.Net -
On January 28, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will participate in international conference on Afghanistan due in London.



As RA Foreign Ministry press secretary Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the conference will host heads of foreign policy structures of 61 countries and 7 international organizations from US, EU states, Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan.



No meetings between Edward Nalbandian and US, Turkish and Azeri colleagues are scheduled, Tigran Balayan stated.



On January 28, 2010, a major international conference on Afghanistan will take place in London which will be co-hosted by UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The purpose of the conference is to drive forward campaign in Afghanistan, to match the increase in military forces with an increased political momentum, to focus the international community on a clear set of priorities across the 43-nation coalition and marshal the maximum international effort to help the Afghan government deliver.