Moscow, Nov 4 (PTI) Welcoming the re-election of Hamid Karzai as president of Afghanistan, Russia today said it will extend "multifaceted cooperation" with the war-torn country and work in the interests of peace and stability in the region.

In a congratulatory message, President Dmitry Medvedev expressed Kremlin's readiness to continue its help in establishing a democratic Afghanistan, promote a just and lasting peace in the country, and improve its socio-economic situation.

"I am confident that friendly Russian-Afghan relations and multifaceted cooperation between our two countries will be further developed for the benefit of the peoples of Russia and Afghanistan and in the interests of peace and stability in the region," Medvedev wrote to Karzai in his message.