07-03-2008, 08:01 AM
'US, UK, France share Pak view on Kashmir'
Press Trust of India
Posted online: Thursday, December 09, 2004 at 1819 hours IST
Updated: Friday, December 10, 2004 at 1244 hours IST
Islamabad, December 9: Terming his recent foreign trip as "positive", President Pervez Musharraf has said the US, UK and France shared Pakistan's emphasis that the Kashmir issue needs to be resolved for durable peace and stability in South Asia.
âItâs been a very successful and positive visit. During my meetings with the leadership of these countries we enhanced our bilateral ties and I utilised the opportunity to improve perceptions about Pakistan; on top of it we secured firm commitments to bolstering our trade with these important economies," he told reporters on board his aircraft while flying back home from Paris.
France was the last stop of Musharraf's two-week visit, which also took him to Latin American countries. He returned home today.
Washington, London and Paris shared Pakistan's emphasis that the Kashmir issue needs to be resolved for durable peace and stability in South Asia, Musharraf was quoted as saying by the official APP news agency.
Musharraf, who made solving Palestine and Kashmir issues a recurring theme of his visit, said that during his meeting with US President George W. Bush in Washington, the American leader assured him of considering a free trade agreement between Pakistan and the US to help boost Pakistani exports.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Jacque Chirac also expressed their support for Pakistan's efforts to have preferential trade with the robust European Union countries.