NATO summit to chart the next phase of Afghan transition
May 21, 2012  10:05
The NATO Summit in Chicago will chart the next phase of transition in Afghanistan, United States President Barack Obama has said.

"Over the next two days, we will meet -- first as allies and then with (Afghan) President (Hamid) Karzai and our international partners -- to chart the next phase of the transition in Afghanistan," Obama said in his address to the NATO leaders during the inaugural session of the meeting on Sunday.

"Just as we have sacrificed together for our common security, we will stand together, united, in our determination to complete this mission," Obama said.

Leaders of more than 60 countries are attending the two-day NATO Summit.

"I look forward to our meeting with NATO's neighbours and our partners around the world who have been so critical of NATO operations in Afghanistan and Libya. It will be another reminder that NATO is truly a hub of a network of global security partners. There is nothing else like it on Earth," he said.
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