I would say rather that it was primarily the Department of National Defence, with the agreement and support of the Department of Foreign Affairs, that negotiated the agreement, because General Wardak was in charge on the Afghan side. General Wardak was not just the defence minister; he had responsibilities regarding the Afghan army, which we considered our partner. He was also the minister responsible for prisons at the time. He was therefore the natural person to deal with. I had spoken to Minister Abdullah, with Mr. Karzai and Mr. Wardak, with the agreement of Foreign Affairs. Our department was taking the lead on this.
On May 12th, 2010. See this statement in context.