http://www.pakistantimes.net/2006/12/13/top3.htm
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to intensify coop in war against terrorism By Maria A Khan 'Pakistan Times' Diplomatic Correspondent RIYADH (Saudi Arabia): Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Tuesday vowed to continue to play their active role in ensuring peace in the region through increased cooperation. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz soon after his arrival here went into a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, discussed the situation in region, particularly Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Kashmir and expressed the resolve to seek their solutions by unifying the Muslim world. The two leaders during their over an hour and a half meeting focused on further intensification of their ties in political, economic, defence and security areas. Prime Minister Aziz said, Pak-Saudi ties were holistic, historic, broad-based and rich. Both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia vowed to intensify cooperation in the war against terrorism. The two leaders said their countries were already united against terrorism and condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. They, however, also stressed for identifying and addressing the root causes that lead to such behaviour. Prime Minister Aziz and the Saudi Crown Prince called for removing the misperceptions that create any linkages between Islam and terrorism. Prime Minister Aziz said that reaction of a few should not be taken as a point of view by all. Shaukat Aziz also briefed the Crown Prince about the situation in the region and Pakistan's stance. He told the Saudi Crown Prince about the ongoing Composite Dialogue between Pakistan and India to seek a peaceful and negotiated settlement of the core issue of Kashmir according to the aspirations and wishes of the Kashmiri people. Prime Minister Aziz also expressed his views on Iran's nuclear issue and said Pakistan does not support nuclear proliferation by any country. The two leaders also took into account the situation in the Middle East and called for an early resolution of the Palestine issue to bring peace not only to the region, but also for the world at large. They also called for the resolution of the Palestinian issue in accordance with the UN Resolutions and the wishes of the Palestinian people. The two leaders also expressed concern at the deteriorating security situation in Iraq and the suffering of the Iraqi people. Both leaders emphasized the importance of Iraq's territorial integrity and sovereignty. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz called for formulating a gradual and careful strategy, which does not mean a cut-and-run approach. On Lebanon, Prime Minister Aziz said all efforts should be made to avoid civil war. He appreciated the efforts of Saudi Arabia in this regard. The two leaders said keeping in view the challenges faced by Muslim Ummah, there was a need for reviving and revitalizing the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).? +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
