France reaffirms support to Afghanistan despite troops withdrawal

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France reaffirms support to Afghanistan despite troops withdrawal

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Foreign ministers of France and Afghanistan met in Paris to discuss present progress in Afghanistan.

27 October,2011 05:19 am

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe reaffirmed Frances continuing support for Afghanistan, despite the withdrawal of French troops after meeting Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul.The Foreign Minister of France Alain Juppe and Afghanistan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul met in Paris on Wednesday to discuss present progress in Afghanistan and to look at future reconstruction efforts.France has already started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, their mission there ends on October 31st, but French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said France would continue to support their allies, as Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul set out his plans for rebuilding the nation.He brings with him a series of specific plans regarding security, military training and police training, creation of an Afghan police force, in the domain of agriculture, education, research, health, infrastructure development. In short he hopes France will continue to support Afghanistan in its reconstruction efforts even beyond 2014, especially in its economic reconstruction, Juppe said, referring to his Afghan counterpart, who was keen to thank France for her efforts so far.France has also participated in the security of Afghanistan, I want to express the gratitude of the Afghan people and government for the sacrifice that your soldiers have made for the security of Afghanistan, but also for security and peace globally and in France, Rassoul went on.