Sydeny - HE Ambassador Wahidullah Waissi in his first day of official visit of New South Wales called on HE General the Honorable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret'd) in Government House in Sydeny on 8 August 2018. Both sides discussed current affairs and exchanged views on enhancing cooperation at all possible levels. 

Hon David Hurley expressed his best wishes to the government and people of Afghanistan. Ambassador Waissi discussed promoting of business and trade at bilateral level. "This is the only way we can diversify our productive capacity for a sustainable economic growth." He added. 

Both Australia and Afghanistan are working to enhance bilateral cooperation on economic development, security and people to people relationship. The first political consultation has took place in Canberra after 48 years of political relations in 2017. The people to people dialougue platform established last year and the Afghan-Australian Parliamentary Friendship Group inaugrated at the Parliament House last December. 

Governor of the New South Wales, Hon David Hurley, reiterated his government's cooperation to the aforementioned committments and extended his support to the current and upcoming events particularly in NSW.