*Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 *

**Remarks Following a Meeting With President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan **

*May 6, 2009 *

Well, thank you, everybody. We're going to be making formal remarks over there, but we just wanted to say that we've had an extraordinarily productive day. And what is represented around the table is not just three Presidents but rather it's ministers, agency heads at every level, and that reflects the kind of concrete cooperation and detail that is going to, ultimately, make a difference in improving opportunity and democracy and stability in Pakistan and in Afghanistan. So we'll see you guys over there.

Thank you.

NOTE: The President spoke at 4:04 p.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White House. A tape was not available for verification of the content of these remarks.

*Categories:* Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials : Afghanistan :: President Karzai; Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials : Pakistan : President Zardari.

*Locations:* Washington, DC.

*Names:* Karzai, Hamid; Zardari, Asif Ali.

*Subjects:* Afghanistan : Counterterrorism efforts; Afghanistan : President; Pakistan : Counterterrorism efforts; Pakistan : President.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD200900330.