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Bonn II final document confirmed by participants in expert meeting

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

1390/09/14
12-05-2011
13:22:54
News Code :9009-08859

TEHRAN (ISNA)-An Iranian Foreign Ministry official said the final document of Bonn II Conference was confirmed by all participants in the expert meeting.

The Head of Afghanistan Department of Iranian Foreign Ministry, Mohsen Pakaein made the remarks after expert meeting of the international conference in Bonn, Afghanistan.

He continued: The final document in 33 articles was confirmed through consensus of participants and its copy would be delivered to other members on Monday.

The expert meetings started on December 1 and 5 sessions were held so far.

He stressed Afghanistan's stability should be established through international talks with the aim of national reconciliation and there is no military solution to the issue.

He continued, "The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that presence of foreign forces hinders peace and security in Afghanistan. Iran offered that the document should include an article on other countries' support for withdrawal of the forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and all military bases are dismantled."

The international conference on the security and future settlement of Afghanistan opened on Monday. Delegates from some 85 countries and 16 international organizations, including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, attended the meeting.

Sponsored by Germany and chaired by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the conference intends to work out a roadmap for Afghans' self-sustenance for economic development and peace after the NATO mandatory mission expire by the end of 2014.

The conference is held whereas Pakistan has boycotted the meeting.

Karzai, who arrived in Germany on Friday and held talks with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, addressed the opening of the conference, which places primarily its agenda on shifting the responsibilities of maintaining security onto the Afghan government after the NATO mission expire in 2014 on schedule.

Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul has called on the international community to further support his country after NATO mission ends by the end of 2014.

There are currently 140,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, of which some 100,000 are from the United States. It is reported that the casualties of foreign soldiers stands at 2,820 during the past decade of NATO operations in Afghanistan

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