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Musharraf wants Dutch travel advisory revised
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday urged the Netherlands to revise its travel advisory on Pakistan.
Musharraf discussed several bilateral issues with Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard R Bot, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan. Musharraf said the advisory did not reflect the reality on the ground and affected foreign investment. He said a large number of Dutch companies were actively engaged in business in Pakistan without problems. Netherlands is the fifth largest investor and fourth largest trading partner of Pakistan in Europe.
Musharraf stressed the need to enhance economic relations between the two countries through institutionalisation of this cooperation. He invited Dutch investors to invest in Pakistan, especially in dairy farming. He said Pakistan, being one of the largest producers of dairy products, would encourage cooperation in this area. The president said that agriculture was the backbone of Pakistan’s economy and measures were needed to boost farm output and agro industry.
The Dutch minister praised Pakistan’s progress in the economic field in the past several years and said that there were excellent prospects for further enhancing cooperation. Both leaders also discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest, including the Kashmir dispute and the ongoing composite dialogue with India, situation in Afghanistan and Iran’s nuclear issue.
Musharraf called for a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear dispute. He said that Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Afghanistan and to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan.
Bot briefed Musharraf about the contribution of Dutch troops to the ISAF peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. APP
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...3-5-2006_pg7_6
Musharraf wants Dutch travel advisory revised
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday urged the Netherlands to revise its travel advisory on Pakistan.
Musharraf discussed several bilateral issues with Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard R Bot, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan. Musharraf said the advisory did not reflect the reality on the ground and affected foreign investment. He said a large number of Dutch companies were actively engaged in business in Pakistan without problems. Netherlands is the fifth largest investor and fourth largest trading partner of Pakistan in Europe.
Musharraf stressed the need to enhance economic relations between the two countries through institutionalisation of this cooperation. He invited Dutch investors to invest in Pakistan, especially in dairy farming. He said Pakistan, being one of the largest producers of dairy products, would encourage cooperation in this area. The president said that agriculture was the backbone of Pakistan’s economy and measures were needed to boost farm output and agro industry.
The Dutch minister praised Pakistan’s progress in the economic field in the past several years and said that there were excellent prospects for further enhancing cooperation. Both leaders also discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest, including the Kashmir dispute and the ongoing composite dialogue with India, situation in Afghanistan and Iran’s nuclear issue.
Musharraf called for a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear dispute. He said that Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Afghanistan and to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan.
Bot briefed Musharraf about the contribution of Dutch troops to the ISAF peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan. APP
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...3-5-2006_pg7_6
So much for the Dutch courage exhibited by those who felt that Europe will keel over and play dead if there was a boycott of European products in retaliation of the Prophet Cartoon.
Dutch are a part of the effort in Afghanistan and that effort is peace enforcement and not peacekeeping!
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