South Korea pledges support to Afghan led, owned peace process

KABUL Zha-hyoung has met Deputy Foreign Minister Idress Zaman and reaffirmed his country’s commitment to Afghan peace process, according to a statement on Tuesday.

The envoy reaffirmed his country’s support to Afghan led and owned peace and promised to provide training course to 100 government employees annually, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) statement said.

During the meeting Zaman stressed over improved ties between the two countries and demanded more scholarships in specialized sectors from the government of Korea.

Rhee Zha-hyoung pledged support in different areas with Afghanistan and said 100 scholarships would be provided annually to Afghan government employees for training.

Bilateral ties, economic cooperation and other issues also came under discussion.

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