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DATE=8/21/2000
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=PAKISTAN / JAPAN (L ONLY)
NUMBER=2-265696
BYLINE=AYAZ GUL
DATELINE=ISLAMABAD
INTERNET=YES
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO:  Japan's prime minister, Yoshiro Mori, has 
concluded a two-day official visit to Pakistan.  In 
his talks with country's leader, General Pervez 
Musharraf, Mr. Mori urged Pakistan to resume peace 
talks with rival India to ease tensions in South Asia 
and to sign an international nuclear test ban treaty.  
From Islamabad, Ayaz Gul reports.
TEXT: Pakistani and Japanese officials are describing 
the talks between Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and 
General Mussharraf as fruitful and productive.  They 
say the issues of nuclear non-proliferation and 
strained relations between India and Pakistan 
dominated the discussions. 
A Pakistan foreign ministry spokesman, Riaz Mohammed 
Khan, says the Japanese prime minister was strongly in 
favor of the resumption of a dialogue between India 
and Pakistan to settle their long-standing dispute 
over Kashmir.
            /// KHAN ACT ONE ///
      Prime Minister Mori expressed the hope for an 
      early resumption of Pakistan-India dialogue to 
      address and resolve the difficult issue of 
      Kashmir. He said that he would also call on 
      India to resume dialogue when he visits that 
      country.
            /// END ACT ///
Japan has been the largest aid donor and a major 
trading partner of Pakistan.  It suspended new 
economic aid to both India and Pakistan following 
their nuclear tests two years ago.  Since then Japan 
has told the two rival nations it will consider 
resuming the aid if they sign the comprehensive 
nuclear test ban treaty, or CTBT. 
The foreign ministry spokesman says his country has no 
difficulty with the CTBT, but it needs time to build a 
"national consensus" on its signing.  He says General 
Musharraf assured the Japanese prime minister that 
Pakistan will not resume nuclear testing unless India 
does so first. 
            /// KHAN ACT TWO ///
      The (Pakistan) Chief Executive (General Pervez 
      Musharraf) affirmed that Pakistan will act in 
      the most responsible manner expected of any 
      country in nuclear matters.
            /// END ACT ///
The Japanese prime minister is due to hold similar 
discussions with Indian leaders when he visits India 
on Tuesday.  He began his trip in Bangladesh last week 
and will end it with a stop in Nepal.  Mr. Mori is the 
first Japanese leader to visit South Asia since 1990. 
(Signed)
NEB/AG/KL
21-Aug-2000 11:57 AM EDT (21-Aug-2000 1557 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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