Rice Arrives in Islamabad, Meets Kayani

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ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani here Thursday.

Rice, who arrived in Islamabad earlier today on one-day official visit following her trip to New Delhi, was on a mission to defuse tension between two neighboring countries escalated after Mumbai terrorist attack.

Rice discussed post-Mumbai attack political and security situation of the region with COAS.

In meeting, General Kayani declared that Pakistan will respond to any aggression with full capacity, reiterating country’s offer to carry out a joint investigation with India into Mumbai attack, say news reports.

Besides meeting with her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Rice is also scheduled to call on President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani.



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