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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Pakistan to boycott US-Afghan talksISLAMABAD: Pakistan told the United States on Friday it would not attend a meeting on Afghanistan later this month, angered by the US missile strike. Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir conveyed to US Ambassador Cameron Munter that under the current circumstances, Pakistan would not be able to participate in the trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, Pakistan and the US, said a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry. The ministry said that Pakistan would now not attend a meeting in Brussels with officials from the Washington and Kabul on security in Afghanistan, scheduled for March 26. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, was initially expected to participate in the meeting. agencies
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