Washington: US President Barack Obama would hold his sixth Situation Room meeting with his national security team on Monday to discuss his administration's strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The meeting at the White House will be attended by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defence Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Advisor General (rtd) James Jones, Deputy NSA Tom Donilon, John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security and Rahm Emanuel, the White House Chief of Staff.
Vice President, Joe Biden, who is in Europe would join the meeting through video conferencing.
Also, Obama would be discussing the issue only with a small group of half-a-dozen people, unlike previous occasions which was over 16 including the US Ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Situation Room meeting is part of the overall objective of Obama as stated by the White House to find the "right strategy" which works in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The meeting at the White House will be attended by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defence Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Advisor General (rtd) James Jones, Deputy NSA Tom Donilon, John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security and Rahm Emanuel, the White House Chief of Staff.
Vice President, Joe Biden, who is in Europe would join the meeting through video conferencing.
Also, Obama would be discussing the issue only with a small group of half-a-dozen people, unlike previous occasions which was over 16 including the US Ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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The Situation Room meeting is part of the overall objective of Obama as stated by the White House to find the "right strategy" which works in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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