March 13, 2008

Ottawa – Afghan Ambassador Omar Samad spoke at the opening ceremony of the 6 th Annual Canadian International Model United Nations Conference held in Ottawa Wednesday evening.

Highlighting the various challenges currently facing Afghanistan on the security, political, development and governance fronts, the Afghan ambassador shared his views with more than 500 university and college students from across Canada and around the world, and at the end took questions from the audience.

Embassy of the I.R. of Afghanistan

March 13, 2008

March 10, 2008

Ottawa – During a week-long visit to Canada, H.E. S. Ibrahim Adel, Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines, attended the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in Toronto and then paid a working visit to Ottawa, where he met Canadian officials and discussed the growth potential of the mining sector in Afghanistan.

March 05, 2008

Ottawa – Members of the first Afghan parliamentary delegation visiting Canada, SAFIA SEDIQI (Nangarhar), FAWZIA KOOFI (Badakhshan), FARIBA AHMADI KAKAR (Kandahar), SAFURA ELKHANI (Bamyan), NASIMA NIAZI (Helmand) and SABRINA SAQIB (Kabul), spent a week in Ottawa meeting with Canadian officials, parliamentarians, NGOs, media and community representatives.

Ottawa – Six women members of the Lower House of the Afghan National Assembly arrived in Ottawa on Sunday, March 2 on a working visit that will include meeting with Canadian Parliamentarians, government officials and non-governmental organizations.

The delegation was welcomed by the Honourable Helena Guergis, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and Afghan Ambassador Omar Samad.

Members of the first Afghan parliamentary delegation to visit Canada are SAFIA SEDIQI (Nangarhar), FAWZIA KOOFI (Badakhshan), FARIBA AHMADI KAKAR (Kandahar), SAFURA ELKHANI (Bamyan), NASIMA NIAZI (Helmand) and SABRINA SAQIB (Kabul).

During their stay in Canada, the Afghan parliamentarians will participate in various functions and take part in a week-long program provided by the Parliamentary Center, funded by the the International Development Research Centre, with cooperation from the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development.

Embassy of the I.R. of Afghanistan
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