White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, June 8, 2011

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 8, 2011 – 1:34 P.M. EDT

     MR. CARNEY:  Hello, everybody.  Welcome.  I’d like to begin, if I may, with a readout of President Obama’s video teleconference with President Karzai of Afghanistan.

     President Obama spoke with President Karzai this morning via video teleconference.  The two leaders spoke for approximately one hour and discussed a number of topics, including the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on the fight against terrorism and on…