Ambassador Jawad Hails President Bush’s
Support for Liberty
Embassy of Afghanistan
02/03/2005
Washington, D.C. – Following his attendance
at the State of the Union address, Afghanistan’s Ambassador
to the United States, Said Tayeb Jawad stated:
“I appreciate President George Bush’s
words of praise for liberty, elections and democracy in Afghanistan.
Afghans are delighted by the President’s sharing the privilege
of serving people and democratic governance with our newly elected
President, Hamid Karzai. The success of the elections in Afghanistan
was in fact a landmark event in the history of liberty.
“We value President Bush’s stand to
uphold freedom as ‘the only force powerful enough to stop
the rise of tyranny and terror and replace hatred with hope.’
Afghanistan’s recent successful elections speak to this
truth. When more than 8 million Afghan women and men turned
out at the polling stations in defiance of terrorist threats
and attacks last October, they voted for freedom in Afghanistan
and security in the world.
“I was especially moved that President and
Mrs. Bush invited an Afghan woman, Ms. Homaira Nassery, to be
at her side. Today, Afghanistan is emerging as a model of success
of international cooperation. We appreciate the United States
commitment to stand with us to see the freedom journey through.
“The advance of freedom has great momentum
in Afghanistan. This summer, we will be holding our Parliamentary
elections. We are grateful for reaffirmation of the commitment
and support of the United States to help us make the Parliamentary
elections another landmark event in the history of liberty in
Afghanistan.”
Contact:
M. Ashraf Haidari
haidari@embassyofafghanistan.org
(202) 483-6410 EX-811
