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Karimi, Sharif vow to Afghanistan eagerly wants bolster defense cooperation ties with KABUL: General Sher Moham- Earlier, on arrival at the Gen- mad Karimi, Afghanistan s Chief eral Headquarters, a smartly turned Azerbaijan AT News Report of Army Staff, exchanged views out contingent of Pakistan Army chapan (a traditional cloak). with his Pakistani counterpart presented Guard of Honour to the enhanced Nancy Hatch Dupree, the di- General Raheel Sharif on issues of dignitary. Gen. Karimi also laid flo- AT Monitoring Desk rector of the Afghanistan Center mutual and professional interests ral wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada and at Kabul University, in a meeting in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. offered Fateha for Shuhada. KABUL: Afghanistan s ambassa- with Hamid Karzai handed him a A statement from the Paki- In addition, Karimi would be dor to Azerbaijan said that Kabul letter from the British Museum stan s Embassy in Kabul said dur- the chief guest at the passing out values relations with Baku highly regarding the decision. ing the meeting, matters related to parade at Pakistan Military Acad- and the Afghan government is Hamid Karzai and Dupree committed to strengthen bilateral also discussed a wide range of oth- ties with Azerbaijan. er issues, where the former pledged In a meeting with Deputy his support to Afghanistan Cen- Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali ter. Ahmadov, Afghan envoy Muham- mad Taqi Khalili said that his coun- The ex-President Hamid try wants deeper relations with Karzai after coming to power as Azerbaijan in different sectors, interim leader in 2001 often wear particularly in political, humani- the traditional cloak in public tarian and economic areas. events. Khalili also commended Azer- The British Museum in Lon- baijan for its contribution towards don was established in 1753. The establishment of durable peace and museum is dedicated to human his- stability in the region. KABUL: The British Museum has decided to display and keep the ex-President Hamid Karzai s tory and culture. The deputy prime minister of Azerbaijan said that Kabul and Baku could play significant role Afghanistan eyes peace and stability in the region emy (PMA) at Kakul, and address together to maintain regional sta- specially in Afghanistan, Pak-Af- the parade tomorrow (Saturday). bility and peace. India s support in Chinese President to push for ghan border management and mea- Last month in a meeting with empowering sures to further enhance defense Editorial Azerbaijan s Defense Minister and training cooperation between Zakir Hasanov, the Afghan ambas- women STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN both the armies were discussed. sador said the two countries could TheThe improve ties further in military AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Chinese President Xi links with its old ally and gener- ports, may be among those signed Policeman, 20 field. Jinping is scheduled to arrive in ates opportunities for firms hit by on the trip. Pakistan and KABUL: Afghan First Lady invisible Thanking Azerbaijani service- Rula Ghani asked India for help to Pakistan on April 20 on a two-day slack growth at home. He is ex- often boast of being iron broth- insurgents dead in invisible men for their contribution to help train Afghan women in technical visit, Pakistan s Foreign Office pected to sign a deal to sell Paki- ers and two-way trade grew to in maintenance of security in Af- and vocational fields. spokesperson told a regular week- stan eight Chinese submarines. The $10 billion last year from $4 bil- Jawzjan gun battle ghanistan, Khalili said that the two ly media briefing. deal, worth between $4 billion and lion in 2007, Pakistani data shows. foesfoes Talking at an interactive ses- See P6 countries always supported each sion organized the other day by Chinese president will at- $5 bil