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07ISLAMABAD1028
2007-03-03 11:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Islamabad
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FM KASURI'S FEBRUARY 20-21 VISIT TO NEW DELHI

Tags:  IN MNUC PK PREL PTER 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/03/2017
TAGS: IN MNUC PK PREL PTER
SUBJECT: FM KASURI'S FEBRUARY 20-21 VISIT TO NEW DELHI


Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, For Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 001028

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/03/2017
TAGS: IN MNUC PK PREL PTER
SUBJECT: FM KASURI'S FEBRUARY 20-21 VISIT TO NEW DELHI


Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, For Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) Summary: In a March 1 meeting with PolOff, MFA
Director-General for South Asian Affairs Jalil Jilani
provided a readout of Foreign Minister Kasuri's February
20-21 visit to New Delhi. Jilani previewed the upcoming
March 6 anti-terror talks in Islamabad and described the
nuclear accord signed during the Kasuri visit. Other topics
reported septel Notal. End Summary.

Pakistan preparing for anti-terror talks
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2. (C) According to Jilani, Pakistan is preparing
"seriously and sincerely" for the March 6 Indo/Pak
anti-terror talks in Islamabad, the first such talks since
the two governments agreed to an "anti-terror mechanism" in
Havana in September last year. While the meetings will focus
on "real-time intelligence sharing," the Pakistani Government
will also solicit the Indians' take on confronting extremism
in India. Tariq Osman Hyder, Additional Secretary of the Pak
MFA's International Organization directorate, hopes the two
sides can share best practices in cracking down on extremist
and militant groups. Jilani pointed out that the media will
likely be clamoring for information on whether the Indians
share intelligence related to the Samjhauta train bombing,
and noted that Kasuri thanked Mukherjee while in Delhi for
the Indian Government's cautious public posture on the tragic
event.

Nuclear accord formalizes cooperation
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3. (C) On the agreement signed to reduce risks of nuclear
accidents between the two countries, Jilani said that both
governments had for several months wanted to re-affirm their
commitment to nuclear confidence-building in the current
positive bilateral atmosphere. Jilani stated that the
agreement formalized specific steps the two governments would
take in the event of an accident involving their nuclear
arsenals. The agreement shall remain in force for five yers
and can be extended for another five years.
CROCKER