Yesterday, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., the Member for Calgary Southeast and Prime Minister of Canada had discussions with two key persons in the anti-terrorism initiative, discussing the development of freedom and democracy in the region.
Prime Minister Harper met with His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan in Kabul, in relation to hurdles that the nation still has to face in terms of rebuilding the country as a free and democratic society. The President expressed thanks for the offers of Canadian support throughout the process thus far.
Prime Minister Harper also conducted a meeting with His Excellency Shaukat Aziz, the Prime Minister of Pakistan in Islamabad, to discuss the co-operation between Canada and Pakistan regarding the reconstruction and redevelopment of the area after the 2005 earthquake.
I am quite happy to see Prime Minister Harper taking steps to ensure that our relationships with these nations in such trying times remains a strong and effective one; I am also happy to see that the Government of Canada under the Conservative Party of Canada has elected to continue to uphold the same amount of funding as had been committed in the past.
I only hope that our anti-terrorism initiative is not cut short by a vote in the House of Commons — the Canadian Armed Forces are an important factor in the reconstruction of peace and good government in the area, and I hope that the current Cabinet realizes that they should prompt any domestic discussions on their own terms, before any opposition party has a chance to force otherwise.
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Prime Minister Harper met with His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan in Kabul, in relation to hurdles that the nation still has to face in terms of rebuilding the country as a free and democratic society. The President expressed thanks for the offers of Canadian support throughout the process thus far.
Prime Minister Harper also conducted a meeting with His Excellency Shaukat Aziz, the Prime Minister of Pakistan in Islamabad, to discuss the co-operation between Canada and Pakistan regarding the reconstruction and redevelopment of the area after the 2005 earthquake.
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I am quite happy to see Prime Minister Harper taking steps to ensure that our relationships with these nations in such trying times remains a strong and effective one; I am also happy to see that the Government of Canada under the Conservative Party of Canada has elected to continue to uphold the same amount of funding as had been committed in the past.
I only hope that our anti-terrorism initiative is not cut short by a vote in the House of Commons — the Canadian Armed Forces are an important factor in the reconstruction of peace and good government in the area, and I hope that the current Cabinet realizes that they should prompt any domestic discussions on their own terms, before any opposition party has a chance to force otherwise.
:?: Sources
Click here for the Web site of the Office of the Prime Minister.
