Afghanistan Commitment Staying
U.S. Engagement in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Staying Our Course Along the Silk Road
A Commitment to Future Engagement ... The United States is wholly committed to intensive engagement and dialogue with each of the nations of this pivotal region of the world. To fulfill this commitment, we must have all the diplomatic and financial tools necessary to permit us to do so. If we do not use all of these tools, we risk failure. ... A stable, prosperous Central Asia and the Caucasus will mean a more secure world for the American people and a more prosperous future for the people of the region. I want to reaffirm in the strongest terms the United States’ long-term commitment to intensive engagement in this important region of the world. Engagement results in a classic win-win situation for everyone. This is attainable and we will continue to strive for it. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Bush Lauds NATO Commitment to Train Iraqi Security Forces
SECRETARY GENERAL DE HOOP SCHEFFER: Good afternoon. Very good afternoon to you. Let me start by -- this press conference by echoing what was said many times around the table this morning, and that is, thanks to President Bush that he is here, showing the continued commitment to NATO so shortly after his inauguration. I mean, I would be unfaithful to the discussion if I didn't start like this. So let me say once again on my own behalf, Mr. President, thank you for being here, thank you for coming. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: State Department Daily Briefing: July 28
MR. ERELI: Right. And there's -- what we're seeing, the reports we're seeing now, I think, are further evidence of a continued failure to abide by commitments. ... -- U.S. Commitment to Security in Afghanistan ... -- U.S. Concern over Centrifuge Manufacture and Assembly/Failure to Meet Commitments ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Bush, Howard Reaffirm Cooperation in Iraq, Afghanistan
Q: Mr. Howard and yourself reaffirmed the commitment that Australia and the U.S. have to staying the course in Iraq. But you would be aware the alternative prime minister in Australia, Mark Latham, has promised to withdraw Australian troops from Iraq by Christmas -- ... We're working toward a new Security Council resolution that will express international support for Iraq's interim government, reaffirm the world's security commitment to the Iraqi people and encourage other U.N. members to join in the effort of building a free Iraq. I appreciate the Prime Minister's advice and support for the ongoing process. Today, I'll leave for Europe, and then we'll host the G8 Summit. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Excerpt: Advance of Freedom in Iraq, Afghanistan Will Succeed, Bush Says
The policies toward Iraq and Afghanistan of the United States and its coalition partners have freed both countries from regimes of terror and improved life for millions, but building lasting democracy and uprooting terrorism will require a long term commitment, President Bush said February 17 in a speech to U.S. forces at Fort Polk Army Airfield in Louisiana. ... We're making good progress against these enemies, by staying on the defensive, with hundreds of patrols and swift and precision raids every single day. Thanks to our military, thanks to our brave soldiers, Iraq citizens do not have to fear the dictator's secret police, or ending up in a mass grave. The torture chambers are closed. Of the top 55 officials of the former regime, we have captured or killed 46. (Applause.) And as for the once all-powerful ruler of Iraq, we found him hiding in a hole. (Applause.) ... [Read More]
Introduction
This, the fourth edition of "To Walk the Earth in Safety: The United States Commitment to Humanitarian Demining," tells the U.S. story, but not the whole story. Foreign governments, the United Nations, other international and non-governmental organizations, and mine-affected countries also play a critical role in supporting humanitarian demining programs. The impact of these collective contributions has already been felt in many of these countries. In the near future several countries will be able to declare themselves mine-safe, while many other countries are even now capable of sustaining their own mine-action activities. Hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced persons have returned to their homes. Tens of thousands of acres of land formerly fallow because of the presence of landmines are now burgeoning with agricultural produce necessary to sustain life. Roads to marketplaces are now open; access to potable water is once more available; previously empty schools ag ... [Read More]
Remarks After Working Dinner With Gabonese President Omar Bongo
SECRETARY POWELL: This was the first opportunity ever for an American Secretary of State to visit Gabon and I wanted to avail myself of that opportunity, especially to celebrate the new initiative we announced the other day, the Congo Basin Initiative, and to thank President Bongo and the Gabonese people for the commitment they have made to protect their ecosystem. ... Thank you and thank you for staying with us. ... SECRETARY POWELL: First of all, the commitment we made with respect to the Congo Basin Initiative was a significant one for the region that will involve another 53 million dollars over a period of several years. My mission was not to talk about specific aid levels, but to strengthen a relationship that is already good. We talked about some assistance that we might be able to provide the government with respect to IMF discussions and we had a very long discussion on the IMF situation and I hope to be able to help them in this regard as we move forward. But we did not talk about specific aid levels. What is needed to alleviate poverty is, of course some aid from the developed countries and the United States is one of the most generous countries in the world in that regard. What is also needed is to make sure that you create an environment in your country that will attract investment and will attract other businesses to come to the country and to invest in the country. ... [Read More]
Press Briefing on Afghanistan
Again, Afghans from inside, the Afghan Diaspora, the interim authority is going to have people who are going to be working with the international reconstruction effort. So we are just simply not down to that level of detail. What, though, I think you are seeing is something Ambassador Dobbins referred to and one of the reasons he's optimistic, is a tremendous outpouring in principle of support. So I really don't think we are going to be hamstrung here by a lack of resources or a lack of commitment. I actually do think the commitment will be there. ... [Read More]
Remarks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai
PRESIDENT KARZAI: (In Pashto.) Welcome, Dr. Rice, to Afghanistan.INTERPRETER: Madame Secretary and Mr. Ambassador, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you all and welcome Ms. Rice, a very talented woman who is working in the United States Department of State -- PRESIDENT KARZAI: No, I didn't say that. (Laughter.) I will say it myself. (Laughter.) Ladies and gentlemen, we in Afghanistan are honored to have a lady from the United States who's been on top of the academic circles in that country, who has served in extremely important positions in the United States, as the National Security ... [Read More]
Rice Vows Long-term U.S. Commitment to Afghanistan - US Department of State
Rice Vows Long-term U.S. Commitment to AfghanistanSays America learned cost of noncommitment "the hard way" ... SECRETARY RICE: And let me just pick up exactly there. We do know that it's a long-term fight because in other places it has been a long-term fight and it does require a long-term strategy and it requires the commitment of the government and I believe we have the strong commitment of President Karzai's government to this scourge against the Afghan people and against the international community. ... [Read More]
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