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Clinton briefs Miliband on her `wonderful` India trip
Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jul 30 (PTI) US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton has briefed visiting British Foreign Secretary David
Miliband on her recent trip to India along with other issues,
which she said was wonderful.
"I updated the foreign secretary on my recent travels to
India and Thailand, and our just-concluded Strategic and
Economic Dialogue with China," Clinton told reporters after
the meeting with Miliband at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of
the State Department.
Clinton, however, did not elaborate what aspect of her
Indian trip was part of her discussion with Miliband. Iran,
Afghanistan and climate change were the major issues that came
up for discussion between the two leaders.
On Afghanistan, Clinton said both the US and Britain will
continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in pursuit of their
common objectives.
"Both of our countries are still threatened by the same
enemy, an enemy that has attacked London, New York, and
Washington. We know they have attacked us in the past, and,
unfortunately, we know that they plot against us even today,"
Clinton said.
"We believe that we are pursuing a strategy, both military
and civilian, that holds out promise for achieving our
principal objective; that is, to destroy, dismantle, and
defeat al-Qaeda and their allies in the syndicate of terror
that has, unfortunately, taken root in Afghanistan and spilled
over into Pakistan," Clinton said.
When asked about her recent trip to India, she said: "I
had a wonderful trip to India."
Responding to media questions, Miliband said Afghanistan
is not just a country plagued by an insurgency, but also by
extreme poverty - one of the poorest countries in the world,
an economy that so desperately needs a period of stability in
order to grow.
"I think that's a further reason for the sort of
comprehensive military, political, and economic approach that
is at the heart of everything that we are doing, that the
United States is doing, and that the whole coalition is
doing," he said. PTI
Washington, Jul 30 (PTI) US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton has briefed visiting British Foreign Secretary David
Miliband on her recent trip to India along with other issues,
which she said was wonderful.
"I updated the foreign secretary on my recent travels to
India and Thailand, and our just-concluded Strategic and
Economic Dialogue with China," Clinton told reporters after
the meeting with Miliband at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of
the State Department.
Clinton, however, did not elaborate what aspect of her
Indian trip was part of her discussion with Miliband. Iran,
Afghanistan and climate change were the major issues that came
up for discussion between the two leaders.
On Afghanistan, Clinton said both the US and Britain will
continue to stand shoulder-to-shoulder in pursuit of their
common objectives.
"Both of our countries are still threatened by the same
enemy, an enemy that has attacked London, New York, and
Washington. We know they have attacked us in the past, and,
unfortunately, we know that they plot against us even today,"
Clinton said.
"We believe that we are pursuing a strategy, both military
and civilian, that holds out promise for achieving our
principal objective; that is, to destroy, dismantle, and
defeat al-Qaeda and their allies in the syndicate of terror
that has, unfortunately, taken root in Afghanistan and spilled
over into Pakistan," Clinton said.
When asked about her recent trip to India, she said: "I
had a wonderful trip to India."
Responding to media questions, Miliband said Afghanistan
is not just a country plagued by an insurgency, but also by
extreme poverty - one of the poorest countries in the world,
an economy that so desperately needs a period of stability in
order to grow.
"I think that's a further reason for the sort of
comprehensive military, political, and economic approach that
is at the heart of everything that we are doing, that the
United States is doing, and that the whole coalition is
doing," he said. PTI
