Chicago: The role of alliances was clearly marked in Afghanistan after the two-day Nato summit in Chicago, US President Barack Obama said.
Obama said in the last day of the summit that Nato members were agreed on the troops’ withdrawal by 2014 so that Afghanistan can itself work for its own security. He said the withdrawal did not equal to abandoning Afghanistan and it “does not mark end off partnership”.
He said, however, transition could be quite a messy process and at no point things could be called perfect. The president said Nato would continue training and advising Afghan forces as they grew stronger.
“Nato emerges from the Chicago summit stronger and more capable, and remains the hub of global security,” he said.
Newly elected French President Francois Hollande reiterated to pull out French 3,300 troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year. However, About 130,000 foreign troops remain in Afghanistan as part of the international coalition.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari suggested it would soon reopen ground supply routes to US and Nato forces in Afghanistan. Obama spoke to Zardari for a short moment.
“Pakistan has to be part of the solution in Afghanistan,” Obama said.
US-Pakistan relations turned sour after a US strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year and in result Pakistan blocked its borders to Nato supply convoys.
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