Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be travelling to London and Paris this week to attend international meetings related to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the State Department has said.
In London, Hillary will attend a ministerial meeting on Yemen on January 27 and the International Conference on Afghanistan on January 28.
"The goal of the Yemen meeting is to consolidate international support for Yemen, coordinate assistance efforts, and reach agreement on assisting Yemen in its political and economic reform efforts," Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs PJ Crowley said on Monday.
The objective of the London Conference is to demonstrate support of the international community for Afghanistan's future and the agenda outlined by President Hamid Karzai in his November 19 inauguration speech.
"The meetings will focus on the implementation of our strategy in support of Afghanistan's security, governance and development and improved international civilian coordination," he said.
Hillary will end her trip in Paris, where she will give a speech on European security, in addition to meeting with the French President and Foreign Minister to discuss the global
Haiti relief effort, developments in Iran, Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and an array of other issues of mutual concern, Crowley added.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 10:12