Looking For Assurances

Afghan Ambassador Omar Samad Hopes Tsunami Aid Will Not Sink Afghanistan

Published January 19, 2005

The Ambassador of Afghanistan is seeking assurance the federal government will not take back financial pledges for least-developed and post-conflict nations in order to deliver $425 million in tsunami relief.

Omar Samad says he is waiting until the "water settles" before scheduling a meeting on the topic with officials at Foreign Affairs and CIDA. However, in a highly unusual move, the ambassador went...

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