HC Deb 30 October 2001 vol 373 cc603-4W
36. Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many discussions he has had with representatives of the Government of Pakistan since June. [8820]

Mr. Bradshaw

My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary met his Pakistani counterpart, Abdul Sattar, for talks in London on 12 June, one of his first engagements following his appointment. I met the Pakistani Foreign Secretary (PUS equivalent), Inam ul Haq, on 23 August for bilateral talks, and my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister visited Pakistan on 5 October.

Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan on restoring elected democratic government. [14411]

Mr. Bradshaw

We regularly raise the need to restore democratic government with the Government of Pakistan. Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) Ministers (including the UK) also called for further progress towards democracy in September. We welcome President Musharraf's commitment to implement his "road map" to democracy proposals, offering the prospect of multi-party elections to the provincial and national assemblies and senate by 12 October 2002.

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