Ottawa- April 22, 2020

Ambassador Hassan Soroosh and the Honorable Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliament and Chair of the Canada-Afghanistan Parliamentary Friendship Group held a virtual meeting this afternoon. 

They discussed the COVID-19 situation in Afghanistan and Canada as well as the ongoing bilateral cooperation and international efforts in response to COVID-19. 
Ambassador Soroosh expressed his appreciation for the ongoing support to COVID-19 response efforts in Afghanistan by Canada including through multilateral platforms. 

Mr. Sayed Mujtaba Ahmadi, Deputy Chief of Mission and Mr. Azim Wardak, Economic Counselor of the Embassy were also present in this virtual meeting.