On June 25, 2015, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) will hold a press conference with former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai at the press centre of the International Information Agency Rossiya Segodnya. The withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan in 2014 was supposed to symbolize the qualitative improvement of the security situation in the country, the beginning of a peaceful period of development. However, problems of political stability remain, and the risks of the situation in Afghanistan and the neighbouring regions destabilizing is still very real, especially in the context of the new wave of radical Islamism that is sweeping across the region and the successes of the Islamic State.
On June 25, 2015, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) will hold a press conference with former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai at the press centre of the International Information Agency Rossiya Segodnya.
The withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan in 2014 was supposed to symbolize the qualitative improvement of the security situation in the country, the beginning of a peaceful period of development. However, problems of political stability remain, and the risks of the situation in Afghanistan and the neighbouring regions destabilizing is still very real, especially in the context of the new wave of radical Islamism that is sweeping across the region and the successes of the Islamic State.
The participants in the news conference will discuss the development of Afghanistan today, what the future holds for the country and Russia’s potential role in maintaining stability in Central Asia.
Participants:
Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2014)
Igor Ivanov, President of the Russian International Affairs Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (1998–2004)
The news conference will take place at 12am on June 25, 2015 in the Presidential Hall press centre of the International Information Agency Rossiya Segodnya at the address: 4, Zubovsky Blvd., Moscow.
Media accreditation: telephone: +7 (495) 225 62 83 extension 115, Olga Amelina or +7 (495) 225 62 83 extension 116, Anton Tsvetov. Email: press@russiancouncil.ru
