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Wednesday 18 June 2003
 
President Musharraf in London
 
President Musharraf and Mr Blair President Pervez Musharraf says that the Pakistan government is taking successful action against religious extremists of all kinds. He was speaking after talks in London with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, which also covered Afghanistan, Iraq and Kashmir. This report from Barnaby Mason
 
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Mason:
President Musharraf's support for United States military action in Afghanistan and its war on terrorism angered a big chunk of Pakistani opinion. Anti-American feeling partly explains the electoral success of radical Islamic parties. After his talks with Tony Blair, I asked General Musharraf how much of a problem that was for his relations with the United States. He said the Pakistan government was taking action against all forms of religious extremism:
Musharraf:
'This has three forms. Al Qaeda, the Taleban, and our own religious extremists and militants. We are operating against all three, and we are meeting great success in all that.'
Mason:
General Musharraf said he was sure the United States and Britain appreciated that. His declared aim on this tour is to build a long-term strategic relationship with the Americans and the big European powers. But another difficulty in the way is Pakistan's long-running dispute with India over Kashmir. Moves a month or two ago to improve relations haven't got very far. General Musharraf was asked about a Russian call for action to stop incursions into India-administered Kashmir from the Pakistani side. He replied that there was nothing happening across the line of control at all, and - contrary to what the Indians kept saying - the rebellion against Indian rule was a local matter.

Barnaby Mason, BBC, London
 
 
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chunk
 
piece, amount
 
opinion
 
people’s opinion is the beliefs or views that they have
 
electoral success
 
good results in elections
 
radical
 
someone who is radical believes that there should be great changes in society and tries to bring about these changes
 
relations
 
relations between countries are contacts between them and the way they behave towards each other
 
extremism
 
behaviour going beyond the usual limits; behaviour of people who wish to bring about political or social change by using methods that other people think are severe or unreasonable.
 
appreciated
 
understood fully and knew what was involved
 
long-term
 
intended to exist for a long time in the future; long-lasting
 
strategic relationship
 
a strategic relationship between countries is one which gives a military or economic advantage to them
 
long- running
 
something that is long-running has been in existence for a long time
 
 
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