WASHINGTON, November 4 (RIA Novosti) - The United States and the European Union have agreed to continue their cooperation on Afghanistan after the recent presidential election.
U.S. President Barack Obama met on Tuesday in Washington with Fredrik Reinfeldt, the prime minister of Sweden, which holds the EU rotating chair, President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana within the framework of the U.S.-EU summit in the White House.
"We look forward to working with the new Afghan administration and renewing efforts to promote good governance, respect for human rights, gender equality and democratic development," said a joint declaration adopted by the leaders after the summit.
The U.S. president and the high-ranking European officials congratulated Karzai with his reelection stating that "We look forward to the formation of a new government, representing the will of the Afghan people. We encourage the new government to swiftly develop an agenda focused on the serious challenges facing Afghanistan."
Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential elections on Monday when officials scrapped the second round of voting following the withdrawal of his opponent, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah.
