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Pakistan to stand by Iran in case of aggression
Khaleej Times ^ | 19 December 2005
Posted on 12/19/2005 2:47:53 AM EST by F14 Pilot
Pakistan will stand by Iran in case of any aggression, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said.
Talking to newsmen, Kasuri also expressed frustration that while Pakistan has shown lot of flexibility on the Kashmir issue in talks with India, there is no reciprocal movement from India on any count.
On Iran, whose foreign minister was in Islamabad last week, Kasuri said Pakistan is strongly opposed to any attack on Iran by the United States or any other country. He said Pakistan will stand by Iran in case of any aggression.
He said Iranian foreign minister's statement during his recent visit to Pakistan provides testimony to our policy towards Teheran.
Pakistan wants that the nuclear issue be resolved through dialogue according to the principles of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he added.
He said Pakistan would continue its quest for acquiring latest technology and defence equipment at all costs to maintain a balance of power in the region.
That's a helluva big "But..." in my mind.
"Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said."
Well, he could be just like Powell was in the Bush administration, when he tried to undercut President Bush, when he made pronouncements that were not aligned with President Bush's foreign policy, and he made them publicly, so then President Bush had to dance around, so as not to slap him down publicly, but get out of the policy pronouncements Powell made.