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» Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Pakistan

Asked what David Miliband had said at Cabinet on the Pakistan elections and was the Prime Minister happy at this stage that they had been free and fair elections, the PMS said that on the latter point, there was an EU monitoring mission in Pakistan at the moment and we were due to receive their report either later today or tomorrow. That was a key point that David Miliband was making at Cabinet this morning. It was still an ongoing situation in Pakistan and we wouldn’t know the full results for another ten days or so and we certainly wouldn’t expect to see a Prime Minister in place for at least ten days.

Asked what effect a new Government would have on terrorism in the region, the PMS replied that Pakistan had been a longstanding ally of Britain in the war against terrorism and we were sure that would continue. However, the exact composition of the Pakistan parliament and the Pakistan Government was a matter for the people of Pakistan. The issue for us was whether or not the elections were conducted on a free and fair basis and that was something the EU mission would be looking at.

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