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Created
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06ISLAMABAD22303
2006-12-05 03:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Islamabad
Cable title:
SENIOR PAKISTAN SENATOR WANTS TO REACH OUT TO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 022303
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2016
TAGS: AF PK PREL
SUBJECT: SENIOR PAKISTAN SENATOR WANTS TO REACH OUT TO
AFGHAN COUNTERPARTS
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 022303
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2016
TAGS: AF PK PREL
SUBJECT: SENIOR PAKISTAN SENATOR WANTS TO REACH OUT TO
AFGHAN COUNTERPARTS
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) During a December 1 meeting with poloffs, Pakistan
Muslim League Secretary General and Chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Mushahid Hussain Sayed discussed
his desire to begin a regular parliamentary exchange with his
counterparts in Afghanistan. He said that he discussed his
idea with Afghan Ambassador Tarzi on November 30.
("Sometimes you need to go around the military and the
Foreign Office to get things done," he said.) Sayed said
that he was prepared to lead a parliamentary delegation to
Afghanistan or to host an Afghan delegation in Pakistan to
get things started. Sayed specifically mentioned a desire to
meet with Speaker Yunus Qanooni. (Note: Post understands that
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been trying to
schedule a visit for months. End Note.)
2. (U) Sayed is also organizing a Senate hearing on
Afghanistan. The hearing is scheduled for December 14 and
will feature testimony from experts including Rustam Shah
Mohammed (Pakistan's former ambassador to Afghanistan) and
journalist Ahmed Rashid.
3. (U) Sayed's suggestion for Afghanistan-Pakistan
parliamentary exchanges coincided with the visit of a
six-member parliamentary delegation from Azerbaijan. Sayed
discussed his idea publicly during a joint Azeri-Pakistani
press conference on December 1, where he remarked that the
resolution of the Afghan issue would only be possible by
involving the Taliban in the dialogue process. (Note: This
is the first time post has heard Mushahid mention the Taliban
angle, despite the fact that he often speaks with poloffs
about Afghanistan. End Note.)
CROCKER
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/03/2016
TAGS: AF PK PREL
SUBJECT: SENIOR PAKISTAN SENATOR WANTS TO REACH OUT TO
AFGHAN COUNTERPARTS
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) During a December 1 meeting with poloffs, Pakistan
Muslim League Secretary General and Chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Mushahid Hussain Sayed discussed
his desire to begin a regular parliamentary exchange with his
counterparts in Afghanistan. He said that he discussed his
idea with Afghan Ambassador Tarzi on November 30.
("Sometimes you need to go around the military and the
Foreign Office to get things done," he said.) Sayed said
that he was prepared to lead a parliamentary delegation to
Afghanistan or to host an Afghan delegation in Pakistan to
get things started. Sayed specifically mentioned a desire to
meet with Speaker Yunus Qanooni. (Note: Post understands that
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been trying to
schedule a visit for months. End Note.)
2. (U) Sayed is also organizing a Senate hearing on
Afghanistan. The hearing is scheduled for December 14 and
will feature testimony from experts including Rustam Shah
Mohammed (Pakistan's former ambassador to Afghanistan) and
journalist Ahmed Rashid.
3. (U) Sayed's suggestion for Afghanistan-Pakistan
parliamentary exchanges coincided with the visit of a
six-member parliamentary delegation from Azerbaijan. Sayed
discussed his idea publicly during a joint Azeri-Pakistani
press conference on December 1, where he remarked that the
resolution of the Afghan issue would only be possible by
involving the Taliban in the dialogue process. (Note: This
is the first time post has heard Mushahid mention the Taliban
angle, despite the fact that he often speaks with poloffs
about Afghanistan. End Note.)
CROCKER