On August 5,  Head of Republic of Kalmykia, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived on a working visit to Afghanistan, where in Kabul he met with the President of Afghanistan's National Olympic Committee Mr. Zahir Aghabr, the President of Afghan National Chess Federation Mr. Mahmood Hanif, chess and business representatvies of the country. At the meeting the President of Afghanistan's National Olympic Committee expressed gratitude to FIDE President, indicating that Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is the 3rd leader of the International Sports Organization who visited Afghanistan. The main points of the meeting - development of chess in Afghanistan, the interaction between FIDE and sports bodies of Afghanistan, training of arbiters, implementation of FIDE programm "Chess in Schools" in Afghanistan. 
National Olympic Committee of Afghanistan has allocated an area for the construction of a chess center. FIDE President has visited the area where he got acquainted with the sketches of the project. At the press conference for the Afghan media Kirsan Ilyumzhinov replied to numerous questions, after which he met  with d'chargé d'affaires ad interim Mr. Alexander Vladov, as well as with the Afghan national chess team.


FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the President of Afghanistan's National Olympic Committee Mr. Zahir Aghabr










Press Conference



FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the President of Afghan National Chess Federation Mr. Mahmood Hanif