Alain Le Roy, the United Nations under Secretary General for Peace Keeping Operations, on Monday expressed his support to postponing Afghan presidential elections and fixing the date for the polls, Xinhua reported.
"We appreciate that date has been fixed by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)," he told journalists at a press conference here.
The UN official described the upcoming election as "very important" for the war-torn nation and added that "could bring more stability to the country."
In the meantime, the UN dignitary termed security as a challenge in 2009 and calling on all sides including military and political forces to work together to strengthen stability in this militancy-plagued country.
IEC earlier this month postponed holding the Presidential and Provincial Councils' polls and set Aug. 20 for the elections.
This is the second presidential elections since the fall of Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during his visit to Afghanistan days ago also admitted the security challenges and stressed that the peace issue in Afghanistan would remain key priority for the UN in 2009.