Ottawa- February 28, 2020

H.E. Dr. Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi, Acting Minister of Finance and Chief Advisor to the President of Afghanistan met this afternoon with H.E. Christopher MacLennan, Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. They discussed the ongoing development cooperation, bilateral trade and investment as well as future priorities and long-term partnership between the two countries. Minister Qayoumi expressed his gratitude for Canada’s continued support to development, peace and security in Afghanistan. He outlined Afghanistan’s self-reliance strategy and reform agenda and highlighted the progress made in this regard over the past few years. Assistant Deputy Minister Paul Thoppil, Ambassador Soroosh, Director General Hartman of the South Asia Bureau and Deputy Chief of Mission Ahmadi were also present in the meeting.