[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 20044-20045]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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    HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN LEADERS OFFERS HOPE

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, a historic meeting took 
place this past Friday in New York City between Indian Prime Minister 
Singh and Pakistani President Musharraf. This was an important step 
toward bringing about a peaceful ending to disputes over Kashmir and 
fears of nuclear conflict in the region.
  Both India and Pakistan have been strong allies of the United States 
in the war on terror and Secretary of State Colin Powell should be 
thanked for playing a significant role in bringing these leaders 
together. This is the latest example of positive progress in South Asia 
and the Middle East, thanks to the leadership and support of President 
George W. Bush and his administration.
  This month the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia, had its 
first direct democratic election of a president,

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and earlier this year Libya voluntarily gave up its program to develop 
weapons of mass destruction. Additionally, millions of Muslims have 
been liberated by coalition forces from brutal regimes in Afghanistan 
and Iraq and now will build a civil society which protects American 
families.
  In conclusion, may God bless our troops and we will never forget 
September 11.

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