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Afghan gov't set to host RECCA conference on Thursday

Xinhua, September 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

The government of Afghanistan is set to host the sixth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA) on Thursday, spokesman for Afghan foreign ministry Ahmad Shukib Mustaghni said Wednesday.

During the two-day conference, according to Mustaghni, economic cooperation in the region, trade, business and the role of the private sector in boosting economic activities in the region would be discussed.

Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said on a different occasion that his government would do its best to turn Afghanistan into a regional economic hub for connecting central Asia to South Asia.

Ahead of the conference, all security measures have been put in place and police have been checking all vehicles entering Kabul city. Endi