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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release

  No. NR-089-13
IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2013

Statement on NATO Beginning SOFA Negotiations with Afghanistan


Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby provided the following statement on NATO beginning Status of Forces Agreement negotiations with the government of Afghanistan:

“Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel was pleased to learn that NATO has begun negotiations with the Government of Afghanistan on the NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

“NATO's decision to move forward with negotiations on a SOFA is yet another demonstration of the international community's willingness to support Afghanistan after 2014.

“But, as both the NATO Secretary General and Secretary Hagel have made clear, the Alliance won't finalize their agreement with the Bilateral Security Agreement still hanging in the balance. The message of the United States and its allies in Europe is clear: the Bilateral Security Agreement should be signed without any more delay.”

 

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16445



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