Afghanistan: Visits Abroad

(asked on 24th July 2018) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date was the former Foreign Secretary, the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip's recent visit to Afghanistan was first discussed.


Answered by
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Mark Field
This question was answered on 6th September 2018

​The former Foreign Secretary visited Afghanistan on 25 June. Following the recent ceasefires in Afghanistan, and with elections due later this year, this was a timely opportunity to show support for recent positive developments and to take stock of progress and the UK's supportive role in providing peace and stability to Afghanistan (full details can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-flies-into-kabul-to-support-signs-of-progress-in-afghanistan). The visit took place ahead of a National Security Council (NSC) discussion on Afghanistan on 26 June. We do not discuss operational planning of Foreign Secretary visits.

Prior to the Foreign Secretary's visit, the last meeting between UK and Afghan government ministers was during the visit to London on 5-8 June of Dr Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of Afghanistan.

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