“Canada condemns this cowardly and senseless act of violence against innocent school girls and their teachers.

“We are concerned about recent similar incidents targeting Afghan school children and we hope the perpetrators will be swiftly brought to justice.

On his statement President Hamid Karzai said, “An irreversible Transition in Afghanistan will also depend on continued support and cooperation from our NATO allies and other partner countries. Such support, particularly in training, equipping and capacity development of the ANSF, would be crucial to Afghanistan’s ability to defend itself against any external and internal threats. In this context, we welcome the shift in NATO’s role from combat to a new training, advising and assistance mission.

Thank you very much, President Obama, for the warm welcome and hospitality in the magnificent city of Chicago. It is a pleasure to be addressing this important summit of the NATO Alliance, the ISAF contributing countries and other partners from around the world.

The road that has led to this important juncture in the partnership between Afghanistan and the international community started right here in the United States over a decade ago when, in the aftermath of the 9/11, the world coalesced around the objective of eliminating international terrorism.

Today may 17, His Excellency Barna Karimi, Ambassador of Afghanistan to Canada met with Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada in his office.

During the meeting the Speaker welcomed Ambassador to Canada and Parliament Hill, and wished him success for strengthening friendly relation between Canada and Afghanistan. He also assured Ambassador Karimi that Canada will be there and will remain friend of Afghanistan, in return Ambassador Karimi mentioned that Afghanistan government is doing its best to be a good partner of the international community.

At the end Ambassador Karimi signed the book of guests that is set for officials meeting with speaker of the House of Commons or Senate.

H. E. Ambassador Davidson, who is very enthusiastic to resume his position in Kabul very soon, was conveying a message of support from the Canadian Government to Afghanistan and mentioned that it would be a very important assignment for him after serving in Syria as Canadian Ambassador.

Agreement Between The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan And The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Concerning Bilateral Cooperation.

The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter referred to as the Contracting Parties),

Reaffirming the spirit of the longstanding friendly relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, based on mutual respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and in agreement with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations,

Afghanistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin said at a press conference in Kabul Wednesday that he is quite sure the US will add more money on top of that budget.

"We are pretty confident that we will get more than $4.1 billion," Ludin said.

Seismic investigations contract, the oilfield of Aqina and Andkhuy (for the purpose of determing the structures of oil wells of Aqina and Andkhuy) today it has been signed by Mr Wahidullah Sharani the Minister of Mines and Mr. john the head of Terasize limited.

According to this contract seismic, method of clarifying and approving the structures of anticline for refinement of oil and gas. The total distance of Aqina and Ankhoy areas are 236 Km2 and its total expense is 6, 5 million $ from internal budget. After the approval, these projects will start and will be completed at maximum period of three months, and the result of these investigations will be announced.

Following a successful three day visit to Canada, His Excellency Daoud Ali Najafi, concluded his trip and left Ottawa on May 3rd, 2012.

The significance of his trip was to discuss, approve and endorse Afghanistan Civil Aviation Roadmap in a special committee meeting with His Excellency Roberto Kobeh Conzalea, President of International Civil Aviation Organization, Secretary General of ICAO, representatives of the European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

1- Ambassador Karimi's Interview with Embassy Magazine, by Carl Meyer, April 18, 2012: click here to read

2- Ambassador Barna Karimi interviewed by CBC Power and Politics, April 5: click to view

3- Ambassador Karimi's Interview with Postmedia News by Jeff Davis, April 3, 2012: click to read