The world community appreciates Tajikistan’s contribution to stabilizing the uneasy situation in Afghanistan and in the region in general, the republic’s security service said NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen as saying at the talks with Tajik Security Council Secretary Amirkul Azimov.
On Sunday, Rasmussen made a short stop at the airport of Dushanbe on his way to Kabul, where an international conference on Afghanistan opens.
“During the talks the Tajik authorities reiterated their firm and consecutive position on a political solution to Afghanistan’s problem and the soonest possible post-crisis restoration,” Tajik Security Council Secretary Amirkul Azimov said.
“It is necessary to put an end to the chaos in Afghanistan in the shortest possible time and take all necessary measures for long-suffering people of this friendly neighboring country to find peace and tranquility,” he said.
During the talks the NATO Secretary-General and the Tajik Security Council Secretary focused on drugs trafficking and the need for tougher fight against drug producers and drug dealers.
Rasmussen also held a short meeting with Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Khairulloyev and after this left for Kabul.
