The Russian Federation is ready to be involved in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, especially 142 facilities built by the Soviet Union in the country. At the same time, Moscow hopes that it will receive all contracts without putting them in tenders, and the international community will finance the project. This was stated by Russia’s ambassador to NATO, Dmitri Rogozin, says the Moscow-based daily “Kommercant”.

According to the daily, Russia hopes that the reconstruction of these facilities will be included in the final document of the London Conference as a prime task of the international community in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

On the eve, Russia-NATO Council meeting was held at the chiefs of general staffs level in Brussels. It focused on cooperation in Afghanistan. According to Dmitri Rogozin, the two sides discussed a wide range of issues but focused on Afghanistan at the meeting and bilateral meetings of General Makarov with senior officers of the alliance.