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Afghan president heads to Brussels to attend key meeting

Xinhua, October 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Afghan president on Monday left for Brussels to attend a key meeting on Afghanistan, said the country's presidential palace in a written statement.

"Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, leading a high-level delegation, left this noon to Brussels, Belgium to take part in Brussels Conference on Afghanistan," the statement said.

The international conference is expected to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5.

Focusing on development and economy of the war-hit country, the event will bring together some 70 countries and 30 international organizations.

President Ghani, besides addressing the meeting, will also hold separate meetings with some leaders of countries participating in the conference at the sidelines of the meeting, the statement added.

Among other officials, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, National Security Advisor Mohammad Anif Atmar, Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi, Women Affairs Minister Dilbar Nazari and Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri, presidential spokesman, are accompanying the president, according to the statement. Enditem