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International Donors Conference in Paris - 2008-06-12

Date: 
Thursday, 2008, June 12
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2008, June 12: : French President Nicolas Sarkozy, French Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, US First Lady Laura Bush, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai attended at the Kleber Center on June 12, 2008 in Paris the international donors conference to raise billions of dollars in aid for Afghanistan. [News with more photos]


Speech

Speech by His Highness tThe Aga Khan at The Afghanistan Conference in Paris 2008-06-12

His Highness the Aga Khan at the Afghanistan Conference in Paris. Bruno Cohen
Source: 
akdn.org

Chairman
President
Secretary General
Ministers for Foreign Affairs
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen

I would like to begin by thanking President Sarkozy and his government for having hosted this conference at such a crucial moment. Much has already been done in Afghanistan over the last six years, but there are major challenges nonetheless to be picked up.

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