Canada PM talks troops with Rudd

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It is hard to tell if this is just a PM to PM chit chat or has something underlining the discussions. (The agenda??)
There may be something a bit more detailed in the Canadian press. But which source to chase is a bit difficult to guess unless you know the papers.

This is all that was in The Australian.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23218055-31477,00.html

Canada PM talks troops with Rudd
February 15, 2008 , AFP.
OTTAWA: Kevin Rudd and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper have discussed the future of NATO's Afghanistan mission during an overnight phone call.

Mr Harper told his Australian counterpart that Canada wished to extend its deployment of 2500 troops in battle-scarred Kandahar province to 2011, but only if NATO allies sent reinforcements.

Otherwise, Canada would withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of its current mandate in February 2009.

“Prime Minister Rudd confirmed that Australia's Labor Government is determined to stay the course in Afghanistan and looks forward to collaborating with Canada and other allies in our international effort to enable Afghans to provide for their own security and see their country prosper,” Mr Harper's spokeswoman said.

Mr Harper also “noted with interest the historic message of apology” delivered by Mr Rudd this week to Aboriginal Australians, she said, and both leaders urged continued Australia-Canada collaboration on climate change.

Back patting, or is Ruddy doing a messenger service for the US about Afghanistan?