In a Trip to United Kingdom, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met with British Prime Minister Theresa May Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Office, discussing upcoming elections, Afghan peace process and continued support for ANDSF, Office of the President said in a statement.
“Ghani thanked the UK government for its support to Afghanistan in the past 18 years in various sectors, especially in training the special forces of ANDSF (Afghan National Defense Security Forces),” the statement read. “He also said that the UK has an important role in helping to harness regional consensus on Afghan peace.”
PM May reiterated that the UK supports a transparent, timely elections and will work with the Afghan government on creating the necessary consensus in the region for enabling peace talks. She also renewed UK government’s pledge to support ANDSF.
Meanwhile, Ghani met with UK’s Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt at his residence, and “discussed the UK’s defense contribution in Afghanistan”, as well as “support to ANDSF in the past 18 years, especially in training the special forces and equipping Afghan forces.”
President @ashrafghani met with UK’s Defense Secretary @PennyMordaunt at his residence, and discussed the UK’s defense contribution in Afghanistan, and support to ANDSF in the past 18 years, especially in training the special forces and equipping Afghan forces. pic.twitter.com/8eo7Rycpp8
— ارگ (@ARG_AFG) June 17, 2019
It comes after the President Ghani touched down London in an official trip to UK, where he is due to spectacle the Afghan cricket match with the England national team.
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