Davos Annual Meeting 2009 - Pakistan and Its Neighbours

http://www.weforum.org 29.01.2009
Pakistan and Its Neighbours
The future development of Pakistan depends not only on the country's reforms but also on the international community's commitment to bring stability to the region.

How can the current challenges be converted into opportunities to realize the full potential of the country and its neighbours?

Ali Babacan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan
Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of France
Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defence of Afghanistan

Chaired by
Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations, USA

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[raoifty]

PrinceSultan, I take it that you're from Afghanistan. Don't ever say that Pakistan sponsors terrorism. If it wasn't for the ISI, the USSR would have literally raped Afghanistan dry. Don't rip on other countries until you get a functionning one.

[cadkins45]

haha, true observation!

[DarkTy077]

Oh Dio Onnipotente e Misericordioso , apri i cuori dei poveri peccatori e convertili e riempili del Tuo Amore.

[telecomo0]

Gillani is circumlocutory and more like giving a political speech.

Afghanistan's representative is low in energy... I hope not so against terrorist.

France and turkey are irrelevant. China and India should have been sitting in the panel.

Epicenter of terrorism has shifted from afganistan to pakistan. Shame on the Pakistani leaders if they say we ourself are victim of terrorism.

[PrinceSultan]

We ,Afghans, urge the world and diffirent international organizations to press pakistan for the activities of the ISI in supporting various terrorist organizations. I beleive the only solution to maintain peace in the are and worldwide is to reform the ISI.

[PrinceSultan]

How clear can this get people when will the world undrestand that Pakistan is the biggest sponsor of terrorism in the area and worldwide. I don't have to say this but anyone can find many videos regarding the ISI (the pakistani intelligence) that even the people linked to the agency do acknowledge that they have supported various terrorist incidents.

[PrinceSultan]

Watch between the minutes 57:00 and 57:40, the Pakistani PM Clearly says "I will never ever allow my soil, the Pakistani soil, to be used AGAINST terrorism".

[sufilaghari]

Gillani is useless. I agree he do not know what he is saying

[billi104]

gillani has no idea how to answer question. what the hell is he apologizing to a resident

[chandnichowk]

US and Western countries need to strengthen Pakistan economic situation because Pakistan is fighting a war on front line not for itself. Pakistan and Afghanistan both cannot cope themself with Al-Qaida. World need to help them to get rid off militants and economic downturn. Afghanistan needs to keep good relationship with neighbouring countries and needs to stop extreminist and militant who are entering in Pakistan by Tribal Area to give support to consortium of pakistani religious groups.