In presence of President Ashraf Ghani, Afghan government entities signed three separate memorandums of understanding with the Minderoo Foundation and two framework deed agreements with Fortescue Future Industries this morning at the Presidential Palace.

The Australian company signed the documents with ministries of Public Health, Higher Education, Mines and Petroleum, Afghanistan National Water Affairs Regulation Authority, and Afghan Red Crescent Society.

President Ashraf Ghani delivered the concluding remarks at the event and thanked God for sparing Vice-President Saleh who survived a terrorist attack the day before.

President Ghani said, “Together we shall overcome everything that they – the enemies – throw our way.”

The president extended gratitude to the delegation and the Afghan government entities for the phenomenal job they did within the past two days and said the path opened for Afghanistan is a new model of transformation.

He said, “What is at stake is a completely new model of transformation that will hopefully open a path for Afghanistan like the path opened for Singapore in the 1960s, for South Korea in the 1970s and for China in the 1990s.”

The president paid tribute to the 18 thousand Australian troops who served in Afghanistan and offered condolences to the families of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice by losing their lives.