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THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY said that the current visit to the United Kingdom of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Miss Benazir Bhutto, had been going well and it was to be hoped that it would be helpful to her in domestic political terms since democracy in Pakistan was still fragile. During Miss Bhutto's meetings with British Ministers the discussions on Aid for Pakistan had been satisfactory and there were no major lateral problems. The main subject had however been the uation in Afghanistan. Miss Bhutto was firm in support of Afghan resistance although impatient over their political imtence and failure to get rid of the Najibullah regime in The main problem remained the continuing lack of cohesiveness of the interim government and their failures of communication with the Resistance leaders in the field. Meanwhile on the wider international stage the political scene was shifting and Pakistan was likely to come under increased pressure the Summit of the Non-Aligned Countries and at the United Nationeral Assembly in favour of a ceasefire between the Afghan since and the Najibullah regime. Miss Bhutto's message was thatter co-ordination on the part of the interim government was
tial. It remained to be seen whether Pakistan would
We to devise some kind of political
initiative to regain autumn. As for Paki contributed to bring also repeated assuranc threshold of acquiring proposal for Pakistan's safely on the agenda for Meeting at Kuala Lumpur in Octe
he diplomatic high ground before the relations with India, Miss Bhutto had out a much improved climate. She had at Pakistan would not cross the clear weapons capability. The
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to the Commonwealth was now monwealth Heads of Government
Argent in a
Previous Reference: CC(89) 18.3
THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH SECRARY said that during his election campaign, the new Argentine President, Mr Carlos Menem, had made a number of
violent
statements
Islands
about Argentine Following his
intentions toward the Falkland inauguration, both he and his Foreign Minister had now made clear public statements suggesting that the over the
the Falkland Islands could be set di providing the opportunity for Argentina and the to address a more practical agenda for an improved
f sovereignty side, thus
ed Kingdom
ationship
dark a
on
matters.
over the Falkland Islands. These latest statements deserved to be treated with very great caution. But if they genuine change of attitude there could be scope for trade, transport, fisheries and other practical Argentina faced an enormous economic crisis. The tough me just announced by the Argentine Government now needed to into effect.
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