![]() ![]() ![]() Pleuger, speaking in his national capacity, also briefed the Council on the Berlin Conference, whose specific and measurable results, he said, exceeded even optimistic expectations. The Berlin Declaration, as the final communiqué of the Conference, described the vision of the future Afghanistan. The work plan drawn up by the Afghan Government showed how Afghanistan wanted to approach that vision in the coming two years, while the progress report endorsed by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) summarized the implementation status of the Bonn Agreement.Īlso, he continued, the Berlin Declaration on Counter-Narcotics agreed upon among Afghanistan and its neighbours was not only a major contribution to combating narcotics, but also a further boost to viable regional cooperation after Afghanistans years of isolation. In addition, the Afghan Government had established a timetable for the next steps in the political transformation process.Īt the same time, he added, the Afghan Government had committed itself to an ambitious timetable to disarm militias as a significant condition for free and fair elections. It had also presented a detailed programme of work consisting of short-term goals for institution-building and development processes that were concretely verifiable. That was Afghanistans major political contribution to the Conference. In addition, the Council welcomed President Hamid Karzais announcement to hold direct presidential and parliamentary elections by September of this year. It stressed the importance of a secure environment for free, fair and credible democratic elections, and that to that end further efforts of the Government and of the international community were needed. In a statement read out by its President, Gunter Pleuger (Germany), the Council also endorsed the Berlin Declaration and stressed the relevance of the work plan of the Afghan Government, the progress report and the Berlin Declaration on Counter-Narcotics, annexed to the Berlin Declaration. NEW YORK, 6 April (UN Headquarters) - The Security Council today welcomed the commitment of $8.2 billion over the next three years for Afghanistans reconstruction, made at the Berlin Conference, held on 31 March and 1 April. ![]() Presidential Statement Endorses Berlin Conference Council Told Results Exceeded Even Optimistic Expectations Security Council Welcomes $8.2 Billion Commitment for Afghanistan Reconstruction, Stresses Importance of Improved Security for Free, Credible Elections ![]()
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