DUSHANBE. Sept 2 (Interfax) - Russia is ready to continue promoting both business and other contacts with Afghanistan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai in the Tajik capital Dushanbe on Friday.
"We are ready to promote our cooperation with Afghanistan in the economic sphere, as well as in order to maintain our political dialog, security dialog and dialog in humanitarian affairs," Medvedev said.
The situation in the region should eventually "depend on regional powers," he said.
"And I think that this is the policy we ought to pursue. This is the main area of our cooperation," Medvedev said.
Karzai agreed with Medvedev.
"Afghanistan is happy with the way relations with Russia continue expanding. This is the normal path for us to follow," Karzai said.