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Full Preparation Adopted to Attend Brussels Summit: Abdullah
Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah stated that full preparation has been taken to attend the Brussels summit in October 2016 that means most of the commitments has been given to the World community were practically implemented in different sections.
He added that soon reformation will be brought within the Afghanistan Election system which will pave the way for holding the Parliamentary Election.
“ We have made progressed on commitments we have given to the World community, and significant work has been done to be a transparent accountable on Good Governance, combating terrorism, fighting poverty and creating jobs opportunities CE Abdullah Abdullah said,”
Though President Decree on bringing reformation in Election system was rejected by the members of the parliament still the Government of Afghanistan has launched new efforts on Election reformation.
Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said,” more progress has been made on reformation for Election, that will pave the way for holding Parliamentary and district council Elections, reformation is our main goal and by launching efforts we will finally reach to our goal.”
Brussels summit will be held from October 3th up 4th where 70 countries and 30 International organizations will participate, World countries are hoping to see significant progress on the commitments which was given by the Afghan leaders on Warsa summit.
Reported by Fawad Nassiri
Sources close to Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani tell Ariana News that the U.S. government has removed bounties on several Islamic Emirate officials.
According to the sources, those no longer on the list include Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani.
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, and Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met on Saturday to address ongoing trade and transit challenges, stressing the importance of preventing political tensions from impacting economic ties, the ministry said in a statement.
The two officials focused on finalizing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and resolving issues related to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), the statement read.
The meeting also discussed the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister to Afghanistan and a planned visit by an Islamic Emirate delegation to Pakistan.
The ministry hailed Sadiq’s visit to Kabul as a positive step, with Azizi emphasizing its constructive role in enhancing bilateral trade relations.
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq met on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, security and transit, said Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at Foreign Ministry in a statement.
In this meeting, Muttaqi emphasized that obstacles to trade and transit are not in anyone’s interest and that certain issues should not be linked together.
He added that the process of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan should be carried out gradually and with dignity.
According to the statement, Pakistan’s special representative also acknowledged that ensuring security in Afghanistan benefits both Pakistan and the region.
He committed to introducing measures to facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens.
Mohammad Sadiq also stated that practical steps will be taken to resolve existing trade and transit challenges.
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