ARAB AFFAIRS - Sep 22 - King Fahd, Abdullah Receive Karzai.Afghan Pres Hamid Karzai Hamid Karzai (Persian and Pashto: حامد کرزي) (b. December 24, 1957) is the current President of Afghanistan, since December 7, 2004. He became the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime. hold talks in Jeddah's Al-Salam Palace with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (Arabic: خادم الحرمين الشريفين), a historical term, was a pious title taken by some Caliphs and modern Saudi kings. King Fahd and Crown Prince Abdullah. The Afghan leader told King Fahd that his country appreciates the generous support and assistance Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. has been providing to
the Afghan people, saying it has greatly helped the country's
stability and development. Karzai was quoted as saying: "We in
Afghanistan hold full respect for Saudi Arabia and appreciate the
Kingdom's generous support and assistance to the Afghan people.
This valuable support from King Fahd has played an important role in
Afghanistan's stability and development". The two leaders
reviewed developments at the Islamic and international levels, focusing
on the situation in Palestine and Iraq, in addition to discussing
prospects for strengthening bilateral co-operation in different areas.
Prince Abdullah and Karzai discussed regional and international issues
in addition to bilateral relations. Karzai was accompanied by a
delegation including Minister of Reconstruction The Minister of Reconstruction was a British government post that briefly existed during the latter stages of the Second World War, charged with planning for the post-war period. Mohammad Amin, National
Security Adviser Dr. Zalmai Rasoul and International Affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television"world affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" Adviser Inayatullah Qasimi. |
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