Opening remarks
by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the meeting on Afghanistan at the level of Heads of State and Government during the NATO Summit held in Newport, Wales, 4 September 2014.
Ladies and gentlemen,
First of all, let me extend my heartfelt thanks to the people of Wales. For their generous hospitality to so many delegations from NATO and partner countries and other international organisations. Today, the world has truly come to Wales.
We know it has taken a lot of dedication and hard work. So I would also like to thank those who have helped to organise this Summit. And indeed the whole of the United Kingdom.
And I offer a particular word of gratitude to Prime Minister David Cameron for hosting this Summit. For his strong leadership. And for his staunch commitment to our Transatlantic Alliance. Prime Minister, David, on behalf of all of us here, thank you very much.
Our first meeting will focus on Afghanistan. For over a decade, NATO Allies and partner nations from across the world have stood shoulder to shoulder in our most challenging combat mission. This has been an unprecedented international effort.
We have done what we pledged to do. We have dealt a blow against international terrorism in Afghanistan and we have built up capable Afghan forces of 350,000 troops and police.
continued: http://goo.gl/OP3GZB
NATO Wales Summit - Meeting on Afghanistan opening, 04 SEP 2014 official secrets | |
| 19 Likes | 19 Dislikes |
| 4,259 views views | 82.5K followers |
| News & Politics | Upload TimePublished on 4 Sep 2014 |
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét