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| Karzai snuggles up with Russers |
| 2010-08-19 |
[Al Arabiya Latest] Afghanistan's Caped President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai sought President Dmitry Medvedev's help for his nation on Wednesday, two decades after Moscow ended a disastrous conflict there that cost the lives of about 15,000 Soviet troops. Russia, which analysts say is seeking to increase its influence in Afghanistan and the surrounding region, hosted Karzai and Pakistain's President Asif Ali ( Ten Percent) Zardari for talks on security and drugs. "Let me once again thank you for your concern for Afghanistan," Karzai told Medvedev as they sat down for talks at the Russian president's summer residence near the Black Sea. "Afghanistan will need the support of friends and from great countries like Russia," Karzai said. Medvedev held separate talks with Zardari and Tajikistan's President Imomali Rakhmon as well as a four-way meeting with the visiting leaders. Zardari urged the nations "to stand together and make the region come together and fight against this war of ideology ... We should support the Afghani people." He also invited Medvedev to Pakistain. Russia traditionally has had far warmer ties with India than with Pakistain, but the Kremlin has been broadening its contacts across Asia and the Middle East as it seeks more clout. A similar four-way meeting was held last year in Tajikistan. |
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