Hamed Karzai invites Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to visit Afghanistan

Turkmenistan, August 22, 2007 (Turkmenistan.ru): Hamid Karzai invited Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to pay an official visit to Afghanistan during a telephone conversation yesterday. As the Turkmenistan.ru's correspondent reports quoting the press service of the Turkmen president, the invitation was accepted with gratitude.

In the course of the conversation the heads of the two neighbouring countries exchanged views on the implementation of bilateral agreements reached during the Afghan president's official visit to Ashgabat on July 5-6.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated Hamid Karzai on Afghanistan Independence Day and wished him health and successes in his responsible state work, as well as peace, wellbeing and prosperity.

The two presidents expressed confidence in further strengthening and expansion of Turkmen-Afghan relations in the interests of the two friendly countries' peoples.