Identifier
Created
Classification
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07ISLAMABAD5263
2007-12-13 12:48:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Islamabad
Cable title:
PAKISTAN VOTES FOR ISRAELI-SPONSORED UN RESOLUTION
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 005263
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/13/2017
TAGS: PGOV PK IS UNGA PREL
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN VOTES FOR ISRAELI-SPONSORED UN RESOLUTION
Classified By: Anne W. Patterson, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 005263
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/13/2017
TAGS: PGOV PK IS UNGA PREL
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN VOTES FOR ISRAELI-SPONSORED UN RESOLUTION
Classified By: Anne W. Patterson, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) Summary. We welcome Pakistan's December 11 UNGA vote
in favor of an Israeli-sponsored resolution; however, the MFA
was quick to stress privately and publicly that the vote was
a reflection of Pakistan's support for the content of the
resolution and should in no way be interpreted as a policy
shift on the Arab-Israeli conflict. End Summary.
2. (U) After Pakistan voted December 11 for an
Israeli-sponsored resolution on agriculture technology and
development, post contacted the MFA to express our
appreciation. Fawad Sher, the MFA Deputy Director for UN and
International Organizations told POLOFF that the reason
Pakistan voted for this resolution was because it was
development-based and did not involve the Arab-Israeli
conflict or related politics.
4. (U) Supporting Sher's position, MFA spokesman, Mohammad
Sadiq, commented to local media December 12 that this vote
for agriculture development does not change Pakistan's policy
on Israel. In reference to the vote, Sadiq noted, "Nobody
should try to read something between the lines because
nothing substantial has changed."
4. (C) Comment: Although we welcome the vote, we caution
that it should not be viewed as a shift in Pakistan's
attitude toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. We expect
Musharraf himself will continue to support the kind of quiet
diplomacy that was brokered by Turkey when the Pakistani and
Israeli foreign ministers met in 2005. However, President
Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League party issued this week its
party manifesto, which on foreign policy follows the standard
Islamic line--support for the establishment of a Palestinian
state with Jerusalem as its capital. End comment.
PATTERSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/13/2017
TAGS: PGOV PK IS UNGA PREL
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN VOTES FOR ISRAELI-SPONSORED UN RESOLUTION
Classified By: Anne W. Patterson, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) Summary. We welcome Pakistan's December 11 UNGA vote
in favor of an Israeli-sponsored resolution; however, the MFA
was quick to stress privately and publicly that the vote was
a reflection of Pakistan's support for the content of the
resolution and should in no way be interpreted as a policy
shift on the Arab-Israeli conflict. End Summary.
2. (U) After Pakistan voted December 11 for an
Israeli-sponsored resolution on agriculture technology and
development, post contacted the MFA to express our
appreciation. Fawad Sher, the MFA Deputy Director for UN and
International Organizations told POLOFF that the reason
Pakistan voted for this resolution was because it was
development-based and did not involve the Arab-Israeli
conflict or related politics.
4. (U) Supporting Sher's position, MFA spokesman, Mohammad
Sadiq, commented to local media December 12 that this vote
for agriculture development does not change Pakistan's policy
on Israel. In reference to the vote, Sadiq noted, "Nobody
should try to read something between the lines because
nothing substantial has changed."
4. (C) Comment: Although we welcome the vote, we caution
that it should not be viewed as a shift in Pakistan's
attitude toward the Arab-Israeli conflict. We expect
Musharraf himself will continue to support the kind of quiet
diplomacy that was brokered by Turkey when the Pakistani and
Israeli foreign ministers met in 2005. However, President
Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League party issued this week its
party manifesto, which on foreign policy follows the standard
Islamic line--support for the establishment of a Palestinian
state with Jerusalem as its capital. End comment.
PATTERSON