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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (23824)	3/24/2003 8:25:10 AM
From: Ed Huang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

Pakistan and Russia Want to Improve Ties: Murshed MOSCOW: Pakistan Ambassador to Russia Sheikh Iftikhar Murshed on Sunday said Pakistan and Russia were eager to improve bilateral ties. In an interview to Radio Moscow on the occasion of Pakistan Day, Mr Murshed said the establishment of the Pak-Russia working group against terrorism in December was “very important.” To a question about the US-led war on Iraq, Mr Murshed said he did not believe in the use of force and supported the settlement of all disputes peacefully through diplomacy. He said the United Nations must be given a chance to play its role for the resolution of the Iraq crisis. He said Pakistan and Russia were determined to improve bilateral ties especially after President Musharraf’s visit to the country earlier this year. Many projects to improve bilateral trade were signed during the visit, including an agreement regarding the extension of Pakistani metallurgy factories. He said the first part of the project worth $150 million would be completed in the next two and half years and the total cost of the project will be $900 million. He said the proposed visit of the president of the Russian commerce and industries sector would strengthen the trade relations between the two countries. Mr Mushed said a bilateral inter-governmental commission had been established following the decisions made during the meeting between President Musharraf and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The first meeting of the commission would be held in the next few months, he said. He hoped the commission would help improve Pak-Russia relations. Mr Murshed said Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov would visit Pakistan later this year. The formal series of consultations between Pakistan and Russia will start in June in Islamabad. Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Alexander Reshu will lead the Russian delegation, he said. —NNI feeds.bignewsnetwork.com

To: Ed Huang who wrote (23824)	3/24/2003 10:59:22 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25898

Re: He also challenged the US to explain its U-turn on whether a Turkish deployment was desirable. "About two weeks ago, [the Americans] were completely in agreement to move into Iraq together with us," Mr Shirin said. "All of a sudden after the Turkish parliament decided to deny the resolution to open the northern border... they find a Turkish presence in the north unacceptable." Well, now that the occupation of Iraq gets messier by the day, the US military needs the Kurds more than ever to prop up its PR campaign... Moreover, the Kurds are eager to join and do the dirty work --the US could use the Kurds just as the Russkies used the Tajiks in Afghanistan (against the Pashtun). I mean, it doesn't take an expert spinmeister to figure out that US opinion will be less sensitive to the Kurds' death toll than to the Americans' one... Of course, such a scenario doesn't fit in with Turkey's regional interests... If the Kurds get into the action, they'll do it at a price. The Kurds' endgame calls for a UN-recognized Kurdistan --and the Turks know it. Gus