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| Pak asks for Indonesia's help to defuse tension |
| 2002-06-07 |
| Pakistan has sought Indonesia's help in defusing tensions with India, a visiting Pakistani envoy said on Friday. Najmuddin Sheikh, who is in the region to provide Pakistan's perspective of the confrontation between India and Pakistan, said Pakistan wanted Indonesia and other friendly countries to "take steps to assist in the de-escalation of the tension and the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan." He was speaking to reporters after meeting Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri. "Megawati informed me that she had been very concerned with the situation and Indonesia would do whatever it could to help," Sheikh said. He gave no other details. Sheikh, a former Pakistan foreign secretary, said he had delivered a letter from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the crisis and Pakistan's perspective to Megawati. Maybe Indonesia could kick in a few thousand jihadis when the festivities begin... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |