Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ISLAMABAD895
2007-02-26 12:15:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Islamabad
Cable title:
PAKISTAN PUSHES MIDDLE-EAST PEACE INITIATIVE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 000895
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/19/2016
TAGS: PK PREL PTER
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN PUSHES MIDDLE-EAST PEACE INITIATIVE
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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 000895
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/19/2016
TAGS: PK PREL PTER
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN PUSHES MIDDLE-EAST PEACE INITIATIVE
FORWARD
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary and comment. Pakistani Foreign Minister
Khurshid Kasuri convened a meeting in Islamabad of the
Foreign Ministers from SAUDI Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey,
Indonesia and Malaysia. The session was billed as a
continuation of President Musharraf's efforts to work with
like-minded Muslim states to resolve the Israel-Arab dispute,
to stem violence in Iraq, to stabilize Lebanon, and to
de-escalate tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
The fact that the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and SAUDI ARABIA
agreed to attend a Mideast-focused event hastily organized by
a non-Arab state seems to indicate that, like the Pakistanis,
other Muslim nations are deeply worried that sectarianism and
militancy could spill out of Iraq at a dangerous rate.
Paragraph 3 contains an action request: Post asks the
Department to request action adressees to provide feedback on
what attendees are saying about the meeting and about plans
for a like-minded summit in SAUDI Arabia. End summary and
comment.
Pakistan Urges FM's to Solve Middle East's Problems
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2. (C) On February 24, Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri
called together fellow Foreign Ministers from key Islamic
capitals to drive forward the Middle-East peace initiative
President Musharraf initiated in January (Reftel). The
Pakistani Foreign Ministry described the meeting as a "one
day consultation" designed to prepare for a summit in SAUDI
Arabia. A joint-statement issued by Pakistan's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, and several editorial accounts of the
meeting indicate that the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan,
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Indonesia, and Malaysia "viewed with
deep distress the conflict in Iraq," fear that sectarian
tensions will spill across Iraq's borders, and worry about a
"festering" Palestinian dispute, violence in Lebanon, and
rising tensions over Iran's nuclear program. The Foreign
Ministers agreed--in principle--on the need for a Muslim
world peace initiative to solve Palestinian conflict and the
other crises in the region.
3. (C) This is an action request. We would appreciate any
feedback from action addressees as to what the Foreign
Ministers in attendance thought of the meeting and of
Musharraf's initiative. We are also interested in hearing
about a planned summit in SAUDI Arabia, an idea Musharraf
says he broached during his recent visit to Mecca.
CROCKER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/19/2016
TAGS: PK PREL PTER
SUBJECT: PAKISTAN PUSHES MIDDLE-EAST PEACE INITIATIVE
FORWARD
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Summary and comment. Pakistani Foreign Minister
Khurshid Kasuri convened a meeting in Islamabad of the
Foreign Ministers from SAUDI Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey,
Indonesia and Malaysia. The session was billed as a
continuation of President Musharraf's efforts to work with
like-minded Muslim states to resolve the Israel-Arab dispute,
to stem violence in Iraq, to stabilize Lebanon, and to
de-escalate tensions over Iran's nuclear program.
The fact that the Foreign Ministers of Egypt and SAUDI ARABIA
agreed to attend a Mideast-focused event hastily organized by
a non-Arab state seems to indicate that, like the Pakistanis,
other Muslim nations are deeply worried that sectarianism and
militancy could spill out of Iraq at a dangerous rate.
Paragraph 3 contains an action request: Post asks the
Department to request action adressees to provide feedback on
what attendees are saying about the meeting and about plans
for a like-minded summit in SAUDI Arabia. End summary and
comment.
Pakistan Urges FM's to Solve Middle East's Problems
-------------- --------------
2. (C) On February 24, Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri
called together fellow Foreign Ministers from key Islamic
capitals to drive forward the Middle-East peace initiative
President Musharraf initiated in January (Reftel). The
Pakistani Foreign Ministry described the meeting as a "one
day consultation" designed to prepare for a summit in SAUDI
Arabia. A joint-statement issued by Pakistan's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, and several editorial accounts of the
meeting indicate that the Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan,
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Indonesia, and Malaysia "viewed with
deep distress the conflict in Iraq," fear that sectarian
tensions will spill across Iraq's borders, and worry about a
"festering" Palestinian dispute, violence in Lebanon, and
rising tensions over Iran's nuclear program. The Foreign
Ministers agreed--in principle--on the need for a Muslim
world peace initiative to solve Palestinian conflict and the
other crises in the region.
3. (C) This is an action request. We would appreciate any
feedback from action addressees as to what the Foreign
Ministers in attendance thought of the meeting and of
Musharraf's initiative. We are also interested in hearing
about a planned summit in SAUDI Arabia, an idea Musharraf
says he broached during his recent visit to Mecca.
CROCKER