President Karzai Meets With General McColl,
Prime Minister Blair’s Special Envoy
Office of the Spokesman to the President
04/19/2005
Presidential Palace, Kabul - H.E. Hamid
Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, met
this evening at the Presidential Palace with General John McColl,
the recently appointed Special Envoy of British Prime Minister
Tony Blair to Afghanistan.
In the meeting, General McColl explained that
Prime Minister Blair had appointed him as a Special Envoy to
Afghanistan to better coordinate the contributions by the United
Kingdom to Afghanistan in various fields, ensuring that U.K.’s
contribution is spent in a positive and effective manner. The
Special Envoy will also work to promote better and long-term
relations between Afghanistan and the United Kingdom.
In his role as Prime Minister Blair’s Special
Envoy to Afghanistan, General McColl will visit Afghanistan
frequently and spend time visiting provinces and discussing
mutually important issues. General McColl said that the United
Kingdom will also use its role within the European Union and
as Chair of the G8 countries to advocate for more and better
international assistance to Afghanistan.
The President and General McColl also discussed
counter-narcotics and the progress that Afghanistan has made
in the war against terrorism.
The President welcomed General McColl as the Special
Envoy of British Prime Minister Blair to Afghanistan and hoped
that his appointment will further strengthen the U.K.-Afghanistan
relations and U.K.‘s excellent contribution towards Afghanistan’s
reconstruction.
Released by the Office of the Spokesman to the
President
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
For further information, please contact:
• Khaleeq Ahmad, Tel. 00 93 70 286 853
• Anosha Ahmadi, Tel. 00 93 70 28 99 86
