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John Sarbanes: Yet Pakistan, which has been trying to work with us, has already announced that at best they will abstain at the…

On the recordMarch 11, 2003
Yet Pakistan, which has been trying to work with us, has already announced that at best they will abstain at the Security Council with respect to the coming vote because it is applying such tremendous internal pressure in Pakistan that there is some danger that this Government that has been working with us may not survive and may collapse.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing Pakistan's position on a Security Council vote amid internal pressures.

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