International Conference on Afghanistan, London

At the session of the presidency of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Merkel pointed out that the situation at the airport in Kabul shows that security is possible only with the presence of U.S. troops.
The Chancellor emphasized that the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was made by the Americans. She pointed out that the decision was made for internal political reasons.

Secretary of state for global Affairs, Ms. Carmen Liliana Burlacu has participated on December 3-4 in London in the international conference on Afghanistan, jointly organised by Great Britain and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, a press release by the Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) informed Agerpres on Thursday night.

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Oct. 3 became the first world leader to hold talks with newly-inaugurated Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, as NATO troops end their long war against the Taliban.

Ashraf Ghani was sworn in as the new president of Afghanistan on Sept. 29, taking power as NATO troops end their 13-year war without defeating the fierce Taliban insurgency