DOS Cable re: Secretary of State Powell Meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister Kasuri

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State Department cable concerning Sec. of State Powell's meeting with the Pakistani Foreign Minister Kasuri to discuss India, Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations Security Council. The cable is mostly redacted, but includes a discussion on the difficulty for Pakistanis are experiencing visas to visit the U.S..

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Friday, May 21, 2004
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S E C R E T STATE 115174

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/21/14
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PTER, ECON, EAID, EFIN, ETTC, PARM, PK,

IN, IZ, IR, JP
SUBJECT: THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PAKISTAN FOREIGN
MINISTER KASURI: INDIA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, AND THE UNSC

CLASSIFIED BY TORKEL L. PATTERSON, ACTING A/S FOR SOUTH
ASIA FOR REASONS 1.4 B/D.

1. (U) 05/19/2004, 16:00-16:30, THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

2. (U) PARTICIPANTS
U.S. PAKISTAN
THE SECRETARY FM KHURSHID M. KASURI
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY AMB. ASHRAF JEHANGIR QAZI
MR. CRAIG KELLY ADD. SEC. TARIQ 0. HYDER
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UNITEDSTATESDEPARTMENTOFSTATE
REVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK E SCHMELZERUUNCLASSIFIEDDATE/CASE ID: 09 DEC 2004 200303827 DOS-002153

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ACTING A/S TORKEL PATTERSON DCM MOHAMMED SADIQ
DEPUTY PRESS SEC ADAM ERELI DG FM OFFICE, KHALID MAHMOOD
S STAFFER MIKE SINGH POL COUNS. ZULFIQAR GARDEZI
SA/FAB CHRIS DE ANGELIS

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CONTINUING CONCERN ON GETTING U.S. VISAS

11. (SBU) KASURI THEN TOLD THE SECRETARY THAT DIFFICULTIES
IN OBTAINING U.S. VISAS MEANT THAT MANY PAKISTANI STUDENTS
WERE STUDYING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES
RATHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. HE URGED THE SECRETARY AND
POTUS TO MAINTAIN THE STUDENT EXCHANGES, WHICH HELPED TO

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EXPOSE PAKISTANI YOUNG LEADERS TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AND
VALUES. THE SECRETARY RESPONDED THAT HE SHARED KASURI'S

CONCERNS AND HAD RAISED THE ISSUE A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE

U.S. INTERAGENCY PROCESS. AT THE SAME TIME, HE TOLD

KASURI, HE THOUGHT THAT WE HAD IMPROVED PROCESSING TIMES
FOR VISA APPLICANTS AND WOULD CONTINUE TO WATCH THE ISSUE
CLOSELY.
POWELL

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