NATO 
Press Release 
(2010)159                                                16 
November 
2010                                                 
 
 
NATO 
Secretary General welcomes Canadian decision on Afghan 
mission
 
I warmly welcome 
Prime Minister Harper's announcement that Canada will deploy a substantial 
number of trainers to the NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan. Canada has 
contributed substantially, over many years, to the operation in Afghanistan. 
Canadian forces have made a real difference in the lives of the Afghan people, 
often at a high cost. 
 
In just a few 
days, at the Lisbon Summit, we will launch the transition process, and early 
next year Afghan forces will steadily begin taking the lead for security 
throughout the country.  This Canadian contribution of hundreds of trainers 
will help the Afghan security forces to more quickly become capable of securing 
their own country against terrorism and extremism - a goal we all share. 
 
News 
and information is routinely placed on the NATO website. This includes audio 
files, transcripts and high resolution photographs, which are posted as soon as 
possible after events of media interest. 
 
Nouvelles et informations sont régulièrement affichées sur le site Web 
de l'OTAN, sous la forme de fichiers audio, de transcriptions et de 
photographies destinées à la publication. Elles sont disponibles le plus 
rapidement possible après les événements présentant un intérêt pour les médias. 
 
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation  
–  Organisation du Traité de 
l’Atlantique Nord
Press & Media  –  Presse & 
Médias
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E-mail: press@hq.nato.int  – 
Tel.: 32 2 707 50 41 – Fax: 32 2 707 50 57 – Internet: 
www.nato.int
  
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