- Title: PAKISTAN/INDIA: INDIA SOFTENS ITS STAND ON THE COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY
- Date: 22nd July 1998
- Summary: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN/ NEW DELHI, INDIA (JULY 21-22, 1998) ANI/DDI/RTV NEW DELHI, INDIA (JULY 22, 1998) (ANI) 1. SV EXTERIOR OF PARLIAMENT HOUSE 0.05 2. SLV OF LAWMAKERS AND PEOPLE ENTERING PARLIAMENT HOUSE (2 SHOTS) 0.23 NEW DELHI, INDIA (JULY 22, 1998) DDI 3. TV OF LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT 0.28 4. LV VASUNDHRA RAJE, JUNIOR MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS RISING TO SPEAK 0.32 5. MCU LAWMAKERS SITTING 0.36 6. MCU/LV RAJE SAYING: "AS FAR AS CTBT IS CONCERNED, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS, THE GOVERNMENT DECLARED A VOLUNTARY UNILATERAL MORITORIUM ON FURTHER TESTING, WE ALSO DECLARED OUR WILLINGNESS TO MOVE TOWARDS A DE JURE FORMALISATION OF THE DECLARATION AND THISMEETS THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF CTBT. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED THAT INDIA CAN CONSIDER ADHERING TO SOME OF THE UNDERTAKING OF CTBT, WE HAVE MADE IT CLEAR HOWEVER, THAT THIS CAN'T BE DONE IN A VACUUM AND WILL DEPEND ON RECIPROCAL RESPONSES, DISCUSSIONS WITH INTERLOCUTORS HAVE BEEN INITIATED ON THIS BASIS AND THESE ARE CONTINUING. WEHAVE ALSO MADE IT REPEATEDLY CLEAR THAT WE WILL CONSULT ALLPOLITICAL PARTIES". (ENGLISH)/LAWMAKERS LISTENING (5 SHOTS) 1.20 7. TV OF THE LOWER HOUSE 1.24 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (JULY 21, 1998) (RTV) 8. SLV PLANE CARRYING U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE STROBE TALBOTT LANDING 1.31 9. SLV U.S. AND PAKISTANI OFFICIALS WAITING 1.33 10. SV/SLV TALBOTT TO SHAKE HANDS WITH SHAMSHAD AHMED, FOREIGN SECRETARY OF PAKISTAN AND OTHER OFFICIALS (2 SHOTS) 1.52 11. SV/SLV TALBOTT AND AHMED WALKING TOWARDS CAR/CAR LEAVING (3 SHOTS) 2.05 12. SV EXTERIOR OF THE VENUE OF MEETING 2.09 13. SV TALBOTT SITTING 2.14 14. MCU AHMED 2.18 15. CU/LV TALBOTT/AHMED AT THE MEETING (3 HOTS) 2.28 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN/ NEW DELHI, INDIA
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- Country: Pakistan ASIA India
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