Afghan President Hamid Karzai received in Kabul Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Min

Shaikh Abdullah conveyed to the Afghan President the greetings of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. He also conveyed their wishes for the progress and prosperity of the people of Afghanistan.

Shaikh Abdullah reiterated the need for concerted international efforts to support the development programmes in Afghanistan for the welfare of the Afghan people.

Shaikh Abdullah had arrived in Kabul on Wednesday, along with his British counterpart William Hague to discuss with the Afghan government, the progress made in reinforcing the efforts of the international coalition in Afghanistan.