[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2230]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN

  Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I am pleased that President Clinton 
announced yesterday his decision to visit Pakistan during his upcoming 
trip to South Asia. During my recent visit to Pakistan, I met at length 
with General Musharraf and discussed a number of critically important 
issues including the prompt restoration of democracy in Pakistan, 
nuclear arms restraint by both India and Pakistan, and the need to 
fight global terrorism. The President's upcoming trip will provide an 
opportunity to continue this dialogue with both Pakistan and India in a 
manner that can, hopefully, bring lasting peace and economic stability 
to the region. The fact that both Pakistan and India have nuclear 
weapons makes it imperative for the United States to facilitate a 
resolution of a major problem in South Asia--the Kashmir dispute.

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