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| Afghanistan |
| Islamabad, Kabul vow to fight terror |
| 2007-05-01 |
| Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed here on Monday to coordinate efforts against terrorism and boost confidence-building measures aimed at easing tensions between the neighbours. “We decided to reconcile our differences... I can say it’s a new beginning,” President Gen Pervez Musharraf told NTV television after talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. They agreed to “deny sanctuary, training and financing to terrorists and to elements involved in subversive and anti-state activities in each other’s countries,” according to a joint statement – dubbed the Ankara Declaration - issued after the talks. They pledged “to initiate immediate action on specific intelligence exchanges” as part of their commitment, it said. The statement said the two leaders were also concerned about “the alarming increase in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan” and called for efforts to combat drug trafficking, which they said was linked to terrorism. They said they would work together to help the “orderly repatriation” of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. The two leaders agreed to set up a three-way committee of high-level officials, including Turks, to monitor progress on bilateral issues and boost confidence-building measures between their countries, the declaration said. “This accord is an important step towards achieving concrete cooperation... between Afghanistan and Pakistan,” Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer told reporters. Musharraf and Karzai did not shake hands as they appeared before the media or take questions. They welcomed the idea of meeting again in Turkey in either later this year or early in 2008, Sezer said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 kind of like congress/lobbyists vow to fight pork spending... or fox/weasels to improve guard on hen house. |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2007-05-01 11:16 |
| #1 the ISI sign that? I thought not.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-05-01 09:03 |