*KABUL – Top United States diplomat Alice Wells held important meeting withAfghan President Ashraf Ghani, Afghan media has reported.*
*Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met with Alice Wells, the US PrincipalDeputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, on Tuesdayat the Presidential Palace, President Ghani’s office released in astatement.*
Both discussed issues related to the presidential election, peace, securityand regional relations.
Wells praised the successful holding of election day, saying the electionsare important to consolidate the foundations of democracy.
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Meanwhile, Ghani said that the independence of the electoral commissionsand their decisions must be respected, and added that no candidate shouldclaim victory before the results are announced by the electoral commissions.
