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Monti to meet Afghan leader Karzai in Rome
Jan 26, 2012, 10:10 GMT
Rome - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti was scheduled later Thursday to host Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks in Rome in which the two were also expected sign a document pledging Italian cooperation and assistance to Afghanistan.
After arriving in Rome on Wednesday, Karzai was received by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.
Italy currently deploys around 4,000 troops in Afghanistan as part of the NATO mission in the Asian nation.
Rome is the first stop of a three-nation European tour for Karzai who also plans to travel to Paris for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and London, where is he is scheduled to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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