PM call with President Ghani: 7 November 2018
Readout of Prime Minister 皇冠体育appresa May's call with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan.
A Downing Street spokesperson said:
This afternoon the Prime Minister spoke with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister reiterated the UK鈥檚 firm commitment to Afghanistan and congratulated President Ghani on the achievement of the first Afghan-led and secured election since 2001, praising the courage of the Afghan people who voted. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister and President Ghani agreed that the elections mark an important step forward.
皇冠体育app Prime Minister commended President Ghani for his offer to the Taliban of talks without preconditions and the leaders agreed that the prospects for peace are more promising than they have been for a number of years. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister pledged the UK鈥檚 continuing support for a political settlement.
Both the Prime Minister and President Ghani paid tribute to the sacrifices made by UK and Afghan military personnel in Afghanistan and their continuing efforts in pursuit of peace.