PAKISTANI NON-PAPERS ON ENHANCING PAKISTAN-U.S.

UNCLAS STATE 108377


E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PK EFIN ENRG EAID ECON EINV

SUBJECT: PAKISTANI NON-PAPERS ON ENHANCING PAKISTAN-U.S.
PARTNERSHIP AND STRENGTHENING THE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
PROCESS


1. (U) During the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue on
September 29, Foreign Secretary Bashir shared with the U.S.
side two non-papers; on the Pakistan-U.S. Partnership and on
the Strategic Dialogue process (text below). Bashir said the
U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue is critical but needs more
direction and long term planning. He described the
non-papers as vehicles for broad-ranging engagement between
Pakistan and the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Eric S. Edelman urged that Pakistani Defense Ministry
representatives be included in future Strategic Dialogue
meetings, and proposed rescheduling the Defense Consultative
Group; National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister Mahmud
Ali Durrani welcomed an early meeting, saying the Pakistani
side is open to meeting again in Washington. Foreign
Minister Qureshi underlined the need for improvement on all
tracks of the Strategic Dialogue, and called for regular
meetings at both the expert and policy levels.


2. (U) Non-Paper on Enhancing Pakistan-U.S. Partnership

Begin text of Pakistani non-Paper:

Objectives
- To build a long-term and broad-based relationship
- Strengthen and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation
- Develop an institutional contact

Proposed Measures

Political
- Regular Secretary level Dialogue (twice a year)
- Upgraded Strategic Dialogue (once a year)
- Regular Parliamentary exchanges

Defence and security
- Develop a road map of for strengthening military to
military and intelligence ties
- Regular meetings of the Defence Consultative Group (DCG)
- Institutional linkages between the NDUs

Economic and Trade
- Constitute Joint Study Group for FTA
- Finalize Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)
- Establish a U.S.-Pakistan CEOs Forum
- Establish Expert Group on "Transfer of Technology for
Development"

Project Cooperation
- Enhancing interaction with Corporate AMERICA
- Following projects should be explored for Pakistan-U.S.
cooperation for public/private sector collaboration:
i. TAPI
ii. Thar coal
iii. Hydel power projects
iv. Pakistan Institute of Advanced Technology

Counter-terrorism
- Regular counterterrorism dialogue
- Establish an international donors, group for FATA
development

People to People Contacts
- Pakistan-U.S. Parliamentary Caucus
- Pakistan-U.S. Cultural Foundation
- Pakistan-U.S. Civil Society Forum

End text of Pakistani non-paper.


3. (U) Non-Paper for Strengthening of Pakistan-U.S. Strategic
Dialogue Process

Begin text of Pakistani non-Paper:

Objectives
- Streamline the Strategic Dialogue process

Process
- Regular calendar of meetings of the five tracks.
- Foreign Secretary level Dialogue (twice a year) to
inter alia review progress on the five tracks.
- Annual Strategic Dialogue at Foreign Minister,s level.

Scope
- Add two new tracks:
- Security and non-proliferation issues
- Health

Outcome
- Joint statement following the Strategic Dialogue at Foreign
Minister,s level.

End text of Pakistani non-paper.
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