Senior UN officials meet with tribal and religious leaders in the east

26 Jul 2010

Senior UN officials meet with tribal and religious leaders in the east

26 July 2010 - Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Peacekeeping (DPKO), accompanied by Martin Kobler, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) for Afghanistan, met on Thursday with traditional leaders in eastern Afghanistan.

 

The meeting is part of an ongoing effort to engage with tribal and religious leaders to be briefed on perspectives of reconciliation and reintegration in the country.

In Gardez, Le Roy met with tribal elders for about an hour at the United Nations compound.

The two senior UN officials also met with the Provincial Governors of Paktya and Khost provinces and with UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) staff.