BARACK OBAMA: "I am pleased that these two men, elected leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, fully appreciate the seriousness of the threat that we face and have reaffirmed their commitment to confronting it."

VOA: special.2009.05.09

Officials say these have grown in "scope and scale" as ties between the two countries have blossomed.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

It was really about these two people would ordinarily never come together who get thrown together and have to navigate how to be together.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

So within these two things Africa will surely have a lot of hope and confidence that they can do it like how we did it here,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.17