President Karzai Meets with Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Discuss Security for the Parliamentary Elections
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7th June, 2005
Released but the Office of the Spokesman

Presidential Palace, Kabul – H.E. Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, met this afternoon at the Presidential Palace with H.E. Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, the Deputy Secretary General of NATO.

In the meeting, H.E. Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo explained NATO’s expansion to the west of Afghanistan and NATO’s commitment to contribute to the security of the Parliamentary elections. 

The President welcomed H.E. Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo to Afghanistan and thanked him for NATO’s contribution in bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan.  The President said that the cooperation from NATO, the Coalition Forces and our neighbours was crucial for the Presidential election last October and he hoped that similar collaboration will ensure that the Parliamentary elections take place in a secure environment.