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Proceeding contribution from David Miliband (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 1 February 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Afghanistan and Yemen.


Afghanistan and Yemen

The honest answer is that I have more confidence than I had a year ago. The passage of the Kerry-Lugar Bill—notwithstanding the controversy that that stirred up in Pakistan—represents a signal change in the American attitude towards its relationship with Pakistan, and a rebalancing away from military hardware towards comprehensive development. The exchange of letters between President Obama and President Zardari, which has now been publicised, needs to represent a further opening up of a dialogue between Pakistan and the US that leads to a completely different relationship between those two countries.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
505 c37 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Army Corruption Debts written off International assistance International Monetary Fund Local government Police Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Terrorism Training Security Sanctions Afghanistan Yemen al Qaeda Conferences Taliban
Link
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