Afghan President, Hamed Karzai has left Kabul to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Russia, the Afghan Presidency said on Friday.
The Afghan Presidential Palace in a statement said that Karzai had been officially invited by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Karzai is accompanied by a high ranking government delegation in a one day visit to Russia.
Beside in the opening ceremony of Olympic Winter Games, the Afghanistan President will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The statement added that Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Zarar Ahmad Osmani and Karzai's high security Advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta are accompanying Karzai.