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Subjects: Afghanistan : Afghan military and security forces; Afghanistan : Democracy efforts; Afghanistan : Economic growth and development; Afghanistan : Elections; Afghanistan : International assistance; Afghanistan : NATO, role; Afghanistan : President; Afghanistan : Provincial Reconstruction Teams ; Afghanistan : Provincial Reconstruction Teams; Afghanistan : Reconstruction and infrastructure development; Afghanistan : Terrorism; Afghanistan : U.S. military forces :: Deployment; Afghanistan : U.S. policy...
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The President's News Conference in Strasbourg, France
April 4, 2009
The President. Good afternoon. We have just finished-well, not just finished-because I know there's been a little bit of a delay-we have finished what I consider to be a very productive meeting. I want to thank President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkel for hosting us here in Strasbourg and Kehl. I should add that not only were they gracious hosts, but the commitments that they made with respect to Afghanistan indicate the seriousness of purpose with which they are approaching the NATO challenge and our mission in Afghanistan in particular.I want to congratulate Prime Minister, and now Secretary General to be, Mr. Rasmussen. He is an outstanding public servant, somebody with an extraordinary reputation, and I have confidence that he's the right man to help lead NATO during a period in which we are moving from a vision first created in the 20th century to a vision that responds to 21st century challenges.I should point out that the election of Prime Minister Rasmussen was unanimous, but there was important efforts to make sure that everybody felt included. And I want to thank, in particular, Turkey for raising some concerns having to do with their security issues and their confidence that the new Secretary General would address them. So I congratulate all the parties concerned in arriving at a outstanding outcome.The NATO was founded on th...See the full content of this document
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