Hiscommitmentto transferpowerandreconcilewiththose whojailedhimsetanexample that all humanityshouldaspire to, whetherin the livesofnationsorourown personal lives.
Georgian citizens have set a regional and global example by conducting a competitive campaign, freely exercising their democratic rights, and affirming their commitment to undertake a peaceful transferof power.
He stressed the UK coalition government's commitment to a referendum on Europe in the event of a "significant transferof power and sovereignty" to the EU but said he did not believe that would necessarily happen as a result of the current negotiations.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who spoke with Mr. Karzai about the agreement on Saturday, welcomed what he called the Afghan leader's "commitment that the transfer will be carried out in a way that ensures the safety of the Afghan people and coalition forces by keeping dangerous individuals detained, " Pentagon spokesman George Little said.