Afghanistan conference to take place in Bonn

Bonn has been chosen as the location for the first United Nations-sponsored meeting of Afghanistan's ethnic groups next Tuesday, 27 November. The European Union is expected to appoint a special representative to Afghanistan to co-ordinate the EU's efforts in the rebuilding of the country. German diplomat Klaus Klaiber, former deputy secretary general of NATO, is expected to take this post.

Bonn has been chosen as the location for the first United Nations-sponsored meeting of Afghanistan’s ethnic groups next Tuesday, 27 November. The European Union is expected to appoint a special representative to Afghanistan to co-ordinate the EU’s efforts in the rebuilding of the country. German diplomat Klaus Klaiber, former deputy secretary general of NATO, is expected to take this post.