President Ghani: What Brings us Together is Afghan-NATO Mutual Interests Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, in his first day of visit to Europe met with NATO Secretary General Mr. Stoltenberg while the government Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah was also present. Following this meeting that took place in NATO Headquarters in Brussels of Belgium, President Ghani, Dr. Abdullah and Mr. Stoltenberg showed up in a joint press conference. In this press conference President Ghani said, “On January 1st, 2015, we look to the new phase of a partnership, which has been earned through much sacrifice.” Speaking on the Afghan and NATO forces sacrifice, the President said, “I pay tribute to more than 3400 NATO personnel who did the ultimate sacrifice of losing their lives and more than 30000 who have been injured in Afghanistan.” The President further stated, “On December 31st, the combat mission of NATO will end, and the Afghan security forces are ready and willing to assume their patriotic duty to defend their own country and to safeguard the world.” President Ghani added, “Our people have sacrificed to a greater extent in this war, and what brings us together is Afghan-NATO mutual interest”. “Afghanistan is in the front-line of struggle but that struggle is meant in the NATO commitment to us that Europe and North America have been saved. We hope that the new phase will bring stability and prosperity to our people, and security to the world”, the President said. Thanking the NATO Secretary General, the President said, “We are very pleased to be here and the government of national unity represents the absolute majority of the people and the people of Afghanistan, through their elected representatives, have expressed their consent and consensus regarding this partnership. We look very much forward to implementing it”. During this press conference, the Government Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah described the formation of National Unity Government as a new phase and said, “Endorsing the Afghan-US and Afghan-NATO agreements by the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, provides a legal frame for enduring presence of NATO forces in Afghanistan”. Thanking the NATO contribution and its assistance in maintaining stability and construction of infrastructures in Afghanistan, the Chief Executive said that as a result of such cooperation and support, NATO and international community are now supporting Afghanistan as a country that is no longer home for terrorism. Dr. Abudllah said, “The terrorists are no longer capable of performing acts similar to 9/11. But, we still need continued support and cooperation of NATO and international community”. The Afghanistan Chief Executive further stated, “The spirit of cooperation you see in the new government of Afghanistan has resulted expanded cooperation not only for Afghanistan but also for changing the situation in the region and maintaining global peace”. In this press conference the NATO Secretary General, speaking on cooperation between Afghanistan and NATO said, “Presence of Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Dr. Abdullah Abdulla, the Chief Executive of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, in NATO Headquarters, is demonstrating strong cooperation between NATO and Afghanistan”. The NATO Secretary General said that NATO and its member states have been working shoulder to shoulder with Afghan people over the last decade and plus to turn Afghanistan from a safe sanctuary of global terrorism to a prosperous country in the world. Commending the leadership of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the NATO Secretary General reiterated that NATO will continue supporting the Afghan national security forces
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 12:35:20 +0000
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