President Hamid Karzai,

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon,

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to join you here in Kabul on the occasion of the international conference on Afghanistan. Our meeting today is of special significance, as it is the first such meeting held on Afghan soil. It gives full expression to the strong support of the international community for the Afghan government and people and the unwavering confidence in Afghanistan's reconstruction process. I wish the conference a full success.

Dear Colleagues,

Last January, we gathered in London to reaffirm our shared commitment to a stable, democratic and prosperous Afghanistan. Since then, under the leadership of the Afghan government and with the hard work of the Afghan people, Afghanistan has made encouraging progress in political reconciliation, economic reconstruction and improvement of the security situation. There are, however, still many difficulties and challenges facing this country today. The international community must give continued attention to Afghanistan and follow through on the commitments made in London and the previous international conferences on Afghanistan. We should respect Afghanistan's sovereignty and work together towards the early realization of "Afghanistan run by the Afghans". We want to see a peaceful, stable and independent Afghanistan that enjoys development and good-neighborliness. To this end, I wish to make the following four proposals:

First, ensure security and stability. This remains the essential precondition and most pressing challenge in addressing the issue of Afghanistan. The international community should remain committed to bringing enduring security and stability to Afghanistan. In doing so, we should adopt a multi-pronged approach that addresses both the symptoms and root causes of the problem. And it is most important to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people. In the meantime, the parties concerned need to redouble their efforts to help Afghanistan build its capacity for ensuring security at the national level so that it can gradually take over the important responsibility of safeguarding peace and stability.

Second, achieve political reconciliation. We welcome the important consensus reached at the Peace Jirga on national reconciliation. We call on the international community to actively support the reconciliation and reintegration plan and respect the lead role of the Afghan government and people in this process. History shows that reconciliation and stability can only take hold in Afghanistan when the relevant parties reach mutual understanding through dialogue and consultation. We support the continued commitment of the Afghan government to fighting corruption and commend its resolve and effort to improve governance. We encourage the international community to provide more help to Afghanistan in capacity-building and human resources development.

Third, speed up economic reconstruction. We welcome the Prioritization and Implementation Plan for the Afghanistan National Development Strategy adopted by the Afghan government. We hope the international community will scale up support to this plan and honor in good faith the commitment made at the London conference to increase the proportion of development aid delivered through the Afghan government to 50% in the next two years. We believe the international community should attach greater importance to helping Afghanistan in its capacity-building in various areas to enhance the capabilities of the Afghan government and people in building a stable, prosperous and ever-developing Afghanistan. We call on the international community to channel more assistance to infrastructure and other projects that will bring immediate benefit to ordinary Afghans. And we urge the international community to support the Afghan government's counter-narcotics efforts and help it extend the alternative crop program nationwide at an early date.

Fourth, enhance international cooperation. Effective internatio

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