
Afghan economic conference opens in presence of Iran President
The Fifth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA V) opened in the Tajik capital city of Dushanbe on Monday in the presence of Iranian, Afghan, Tajik and Pakistani presidents.
The four participating presidents are to address the two-day conference.
The RECCA V is to review the achievements gained at the fourth Afghanistan conference in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2010.
It is also to examine the economic situation in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces from that country, the Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman said.