For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 12, 2005
President to Welcome President Karzai of Afghanistan to the White House
President Bush will welcome President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan
to the White House on May 23. President Karzai was elected last
October in the first presidential election in Afghan history.
President Karzai and President Bush last met in September 2004 in New
York during the opening of the U.N. General Assembly. The two
Presidents will discuss progress in the global war on terror, the
Afghan people's achievements in building democracy, and ongoing
cooperation on a range of bilateral, regional and international
issues.
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