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February 2002 - India Special Weapons News

  • THE LAHORE SUMMIT: A WELCOME FIRST STEP TO PEACE Voice of America 25 Feburary 1999 -- EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS AROUND THE WORLD ARE GREETING THE LAHORE SUMMIT BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN WITH CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AS A GOOD FIRST STEP TO EASING BILATERAL TENSIONS ON THE SUB CONTINENT.
  • THE INDIA-PAKISTAN SUMMIT Voice of America 24 Feburary 1999 -- IN WHAT MANY OBSERVERS ARE HAILING AS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP TOWARD REDUCING TENSIONS IN THE REGION, THE PRIME MINISTERS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES HAVE HELD A SUMMIT IN LAHORE.
  • STATE DEPARTMENT COMMENDS INDIAN, PAKISTAN MEETING IN LAHORE USIA 23 Feburary 1999 -- The Department of State "warmly welcomes" the successful summit meeting of Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee and Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif on Saturday and Sunday in Lahore, Pakistan.
  • TEXT: CLINTON WELCOMES MEETING BETWEEN VAJPAYEE AND SHARIF USIA 22 Feburary 1999 -- President Clinton commended Indian Prime Minister Vajpayee and Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif "for demonstrating courage and leadership by coming together and addressing difficult issues that have long divided their countries."
  • INDIA / PAK TALKS Voice of America 22 Feburary 1999 -- MEDIA REACTION HERE IN NEW DELHI HAS BEEN LOW-KEY-BUT-POSITIVE TO THE RESULTS OF TWO DAYS OF TALKS BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTERS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN.
  • INDO / PAK VISIT UPDATE Voice of America 21 Feburary 1999 -- TALKS BETWEEN INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE AND PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF HAVE ENDED WITH AGREEMENT TO TAKE STEPS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF NUCLEAR CONFLICT IN THE REGION.
  • LAHORE DECLARATION 21 February 1999 -- Peace statement issued by the Prime Ministers of Indiana and Pakistan.
  • MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 21 February 1999 -- Guided by the agreement between their Prime Ministers of 23 September 1998 that an environment of peace and security is in the supreme national interest of both sides and that resolution of all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, is essential for this purpose;
  • JOINT STATEMENT Governments of Pakistan and India 21 February 1999 -- The Prime Minister of Pakistan received the Indian Prime Minister at the Wagha border on 20 February, 1999. The two leaders held discussions on the entire range of bilateral relations, regional co-operation within SAARC, and issues of international concern.
  • INDO / PAK BUS Voice of America 20 Feburary 1999 -- THE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER'S ARRIVAL MARKS A HISTORIC TIME AS BOTH COUNTRIES WORK TOWARD BETTER RELATIONS. THE HISTORIC VISIT COMES IN THE WAKE OF INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE TO RESOLVE LONG-STANDING ISSUES.
  • INDIA/CODEL Voice of America 17 Feburary 1999 -- FOUR UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN VISITING INDIA SAY THEY WILL SUPPORT A RESUMPTION OF WORLD BANK LENDING TO INDIA -- LENDING THAT HAS BEEN BLOCKED SINCE LAST YEAR'S NUCLEAR TESTS.
  • 8TH ROUND OF U.S.-INDIA, U.S.-PAKISTAN TALKS ON SECURITY, NONPROLIFERATION DRAWS PRAISE, CRITICISM FROM S. ASIAN MEDIA February 11, 1999 USIA Foreign Media Reaction Report -- New Delhi pundits were quick to point out that improved relations "still remain tied to the ability of the two sides to cross the nuclear hurdle" and resolve remaining differences over, inter alia, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and Indian views on "minimum nuclear deterrence." The talks drew editorial fire from the Pakistani press, with many there concluding that the talks were a "failure."
  • TRANSCRIPT: TALBOTT SPEECH AT INSTITUTE OF STRATEGIC STUDIES 02 February 1999 -- The United States remains convinced that the nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan in May 1998, "constituted a serious setback to Pakistan's standing in the eyes of the world -- and to its prospects for economic recovery," says Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott.
  • U.S.-India Talks Gain and Could Lead to Easing of Sanctions CELIA W. DUGGER New York Times February 2, 1999 -- American officials said Monday that there was momentum now for a choreographed sequence of steps that would lead to a substantial easing of economic sanctions imposed on India after its nuclear tests in May, as well as to India's signing of the test ban treaty, probably by mid-year.
  • INDIA / U-S NUCLEAR Voice of America 01 February 1999 -- NO BREAKTHROUGHS WERE REPORTED FOLLOWING THE JUST-CONCLUDED, TALKS BETWEEN U-S DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE AND INDIA'S FOREIGN SECRETARY JASWANT SINGH. HOWEVER, BOTH SIDES GAVE HINTS SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE.
  • Department of State Daily Press Briefing MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1999 -- INDIA Conclusion of Talks between Deputy Secretary Talbott and Indian Minister for External Affairs Jaswant Singh Non-Proliferation Negotiations Progress and Sanctions Policy
  • TEXT: US, INDIA ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT AT CONCLUSION OF TALKS 01 February 1999 -- The eighth round of the U.S. - India dialogue on issues related to security, disarmament and non-proliferation, held January 29-31 in New Delhi, concluded with "progress in several of the subjects under discussion," according to a joint statement issued at the conclusion of the talks.



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