ISTANBUL - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said that Turkey was hosting the third summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and had been focusing on Afghanistan issue, showing the importance it attached to peace and stability.
Speaking at CICA summit in Istanbul on Tuesday, Karzai said that Turkey also showed that it attached importance to cooperation, solidarity and strategic views by taking over the presidency of CICA.
Karzai expressed belief that CICA would be a very influential platform, and cooperation opportunities would further be strengthened in the region during Turkey's presidency.