§ Mr. Duncan SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what discussions he had with(a) the Prime Minister and (b) the Foreign Secretary about the remit of the visit of the Chief of the Defence Staff to Pakistan; [106171]
(2) what issues he asked the Chief of the Defence Staff to discuss during his visit to Pakistan. [106172]
§ Mr. Hoon[holding answer 24 January 2000]: The Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and I agreed that the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Charles Guthrie, should visit Pakistan to deliver tough messages to General Musharraf, as one military man to another, on the imperative for a transition to democracy and regional security.