Ottawa – The Ambassador of Afghanistan to Canada paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of National Defence on Monday. The two sides exchanged views on the security situation in Afghanistan, and on the role of the international community that is engaged in helping Afghans combat terrorism and reconstruct war-torn Afghanistan.

Amb. Omar Samad conveyed his government’s sympathies to the families, friends, and colleagues of Corporal Francisco Gomez and Corporal Jason Patrick Warren, who were killed on July 22 in a suicide attack on members of the Canadian Forces in Southern Afghanistan.

Ottawa – Dr. Ishaq Nadiri, Senior Advisor for Economic Affairs to the President of Afghanistan visited Ottawa on July 21 to discuss bilateral economic and Afghan development issues with Canadian officials.

Accompanied by Omar Samad, the Afghan Ambassador and Embassy Counselor, Mr. Mehrabodin Masstan, the Senior Advisor met with Mr. James Fox, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister at Foreign Affairs Canada. Among other topics, the two sides discussed the impact of security threats on reconstruction.