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Finland Pledges 10 Million Euros Annually to Afghanistan through 2010
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 On August 29, President Karzai received Seppo Kaariainen, Finland’s Minister of Defense, in the Presidential Palace.
The Finnish Defense Minister reiterated his country’s commitment to the people of Afghanistan and said, “My government will allocate 10 million Euros per year until 2010 for the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Our Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) will assume more responsibility in Mazar-e-Sharif next year.” President Karzai thanked Minister Kaariainen for his country’s commitment to Afghanistan and noted that significant progress has been made in the last four and a half years. On behalf of the Afghan people, the President thanked the people of Finland for their continuing support. |