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 àla 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
B-1110 Bruxelles Belgique
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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