Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Ján Kubiš, Special Representative for Afghanistan, to the third Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 26 April:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Mark Bowden of the United Kingdom as his Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. Mr. Bowden will also serve as Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator.