Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ISLAMABAD898
2007-02-26 13:02:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Islamabad
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 000898
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2017
TAGS: PGOV AF PK PREL
SUBJECT: JIRGA INVITATION UPDATE
REF: A. MARTIN/GRENCIK E-MAIL OF 23 FEBRUARY 2007
B. ISLAMABAD 608
C. KABUL 528
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 000898
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2017
TAGS: PGOV AF PK PREL
SUBJECT: JIRGA INVITATION UPDATE
REF: A. MARTIN/GRENCIK E-MAIL OF 23 FEBRUARY 2007
B. ISLAMABAD 608
C. KABUL 528
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) On February 21, Mark Pont, the UNAMA representative in
Islamabad, told us he had heard "rumors" that President
Karzai had instructed Pir Gilani not to respond to an
invitation to visit Islamabad to discuss cross-border or
parallel jirgas. Pont, who is friends with some of Gilani's
relatives, was attempting to confirm or put down the rumor.
On February 23, Minister of Interior (and Pakistan Jirga
Commission Chairman) Sherpao informed the Ambassador that he
had indeed invited Gilani to Islamabad some weeks before but
had not received a reply. He said he intended to call Gilani
on February 23 or 24 to reiterate the invitation.
2. (C) After the Ambassador's meeting, Embassy Islamabad
contacted Embassy Kabul to advise them of the pending phone
call. Per ref A, it appears subsequent enquiries by Embassy
Kabul ascertained that Pakistan's invitation had been
delivered to -- and held up in -- Afghanistan's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and only forwarded to Gilani in late
February.
3. (C) Comment: Whether it was Sherpao's intervention or
Embassy Kabul's, we are happy to see the Government of
Afghanistan's 25 February press release indicating that
Afghanistan has accepted Pakistan's invitation to travel to
Pakistan to discuss the cross-border jirgas. End Comment.
CROCKER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2017
TAGS: PGOV AF PK PREL
SUBJECT: JIRGA INVITATION UPDATE
REF: A. MARTIN/GRENCIK E-MAIL OF 23 FEBRUARY 2007
B. ISLAMABAD 608
C. KABUL 528
Classified By: Ambassador Ryan Crocker, Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
1. (C) On February 21, Mark Pont, the UNAMA representative in
Islamabad, told us he had heard "rumors" that President
Karzai had instructed Pir Gilani not to respond to an
invitation to visit Islamabad to discuss cross-border or
parallel jirgas. Pont, who is friends with some of Gilani's
relatives, was attempting to confirm or put down the rumor.
On February 23, Minister of Interior (and Pakistan Jirga
Commission Chairman) Sherpao informed the Ambassador that he
had indeed invited Gilani to Islamabad some weeks before but
had not received a reply. He said he intended to call Gilani
on February 23 or 24 to reiterate the invitation.
2. (C) After the Ambassador's meeting, Embassy Islamabad
contacted Embassy Kabul to advise them of the pending phone
call. Per ref A, it appears subsequent enquiries by Embassy
Kabul ascertained that Pakistan's invitation had been
delivered to -- and held up in -- Afghanistan's Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and only forwarded to Gilani in late
February.
3. (C) Comment: Whether it was Sherpao's intervention or
Embassy Kabul's, we are happy to see the Government of
Afghanistan's 25 February press release indicating that
Afghanistan has accepted Pakistan's invitation to travel to
Pakistan to discuss the cross-border jirgas. End Comment.
CROCKER