08 Feb 2012

Summary of Obama’s Meeting on Afghanistan, Pakistan

The White House releases a short summary of President Obama’s meeting with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan policy issues.’

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 8, 2012

Readout of the President’s Meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan

President Obama met today with his national security team as a part of his regular meetings on Afghanistan and Pakistan. The President received an update on our engagement with the Pakistani Government on a range of issues of mutual interest, including efforts to strengthen cooperation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The President also received an update on Afghanistan, including the building of capable Afghan security forces, our support for an Afghan-led reconciliation process, and our efforts to build a long-term, strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan. Finally, the President received an update on preparations for the NATO Summit in Chicago, where we will further define the ongoing transition to Afghan-lead security and NATO’s commitment to the future of Afghanistan as agreed to at the 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon.

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Washington Updated:

2012-02-8 23:22:58 GMT

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President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

AFPAK

“Our overarching goal remains the same: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qa’ida in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to prevent its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future.” -...

NATO

"The key question for the United States now must be how we and our Allies can make NATO as effective in the 21st Century as it was in the 20th”-Ambassador Ivo Daalder. The United States and NATO

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