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TOPIC: H. Clinton, Karzai cement partnership (UPI.com 5/12/10)

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Date: May 12, 2010

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http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/05/12/H-Clinton-Karzai-cement-partnership/UPI-42831273641307/ U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai wound up a day of meetings in Washington Tuesday with warm expressions of solidarity. Clinton told reporters it had been "an excellent day" with "an excellent exchange of views." "We have covered a wide range of issues from security, to governance, to economic development, agricultural and rural development, social issues, women's issues," Clinton said. "And we are working on plans for finalizing a new Strategic Partnership Declaration later this year. "I hope it is clear to everyone that the partnership between our two countries reflects a long-term commitment to the people of Afghanistan, and it is not just with the Obama administration or the American government; it is with the American people. "We have told President Karzai that the United States will be there as a partner and a friend long after the combat troops have left. Our commitment is one that is enduring and durable." For his part, Karzai called the meetings "very fruitful." "We have had a journey together, at times a bit difficult and quarrelsome, but a sturdy one and a strong one," the Afghan leader said. "And we will continue so into the future." He added he was "so happy" to see businesses in the two countries forging relationships. Clinton also expressed appreciation that Karzai visited U.S. soldiers recovering from wounds at Walter Reed Hospital. "That was a moment of immense thinking for me as a person," Karzai said, "and I did not know that moment how to describe my feeling in the appropriate words of gratitude, of recognition, and of appreciation, and indeed, of what it takes to succeed against an enemy that is not only the enemy of soldiers, but of our children, of our teachers, of the society as a whole." __________________ Nobody puts THIS baby in the corner!

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