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Thu, 07/31/2008 - 11:02
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Obama tells Gilani to act against Taliban, N proliferation
Washington, July 30 (PTI) Describing Pakistan's tribal areas as the "central front in the war on terrorism", Barack Obama who had rattled Islamabad by endorsing direct military strikes in the region, has asked Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to "more effectively" deal with the threat from alQaeda and the Taliban.
"I had a productive and wide-ranging discussion with Prime Minister Gilani. Pakistan is an extremely important partner to the US, and we covered a number of issues vital to the security of both our nations," the Democratic presidential nominee said after meeting Gilani, who earlier had atelephonic conversation with Republican rival John McCain.
Obama said he discussed "how to more effectively deal with the central front in the war on terrorism -- the threat from al Qaeda and the Taliban originating from the Pakistani tribal areas - which threatens the United States, Pakistan, and Afghanistan." "We also discussed how to bolster opportunity for the Pakistani people, while consolidating democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in Pakistan, and curbing the proliferation of nuclear materials," the Illinois Democrat'sSenate office said in a statement.
Each of these steps, Obama said, is necessary to bring peace and stability to an increasingly volatile region ofthe world.
In the last few weeks, Obama has been calling for increased troop strength in Afghanistan and has been endorsing unilateral US military action against militants on Pakistani soil based on "actionable intelligence" leading tofrayed tempers in Islamabad.
"I had a productive and wide-ranging discussion with Prime Minister Gilani. Pakistan is an extremely important partner to the US, and we covered a number of issues vital to the security of both our nations," the Democratic presidential nominee said after meeting Gilani, who earlier had atelephonic conversation with Republican rival John McCain.
Obama said he discussed "how to more effectively deal with the central front in the war on terrorism -- the threat from al Qaeda and the Taliban originating from the Pakistani tribal areas - which threatens the United States, Pakistan, and Afghanistan." "We also discussed how to bolster opportunity for the Pakistani people, while consolidating democracy, the rule of law, and human rights in Pakistan, and curbing the proliferation of nuclear materials," the Illinois Democrat'sSenate office said in a statement.
Each of these steps, Obama said, is necessary to bring peace and stability to an increasingly volatile region ofthe world.
In the last few weeks, Obama has been calling for increased troop strength in Afghanistan and has been endorsing unilateral US military action against militants on Pakistani soil based on "actionable intelligence" leading tofrayed tempers in Islamabad.
