BECAUSE of this meeting, I

artappraiser — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:00:57 +0000

In reply to Watchdog Holds Off on Adding Pakistan to Terrorist Financing Watch List, Official Says

BECAUSE of this meeting, I presume (see my underlining above);

Russia will continue to boost Pakistan’s counterterrorism capacity, says FM Lavrov

By AFP via Dawn (Pakistan), Feb. 20

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Russia will continue to assist Pakistan to bolster its counterterrorism capabilities, and the two countries will also form a commission for military cooperation, TASS news agency reported.

"We have confirmed Russia’s readiness to continue boosting Pakistan’s counterterrorism capacity, which is in the entire region’s interests," he said while addressing a press conference with his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif.

Lavrov said fighting terrorism was a priority area of Russia-Pakistan cooperation, but his country also sees other opportunities for bilateral trade and economic cooperation with Pakistan, especially in the energy sector [....]

Note that U.S. motion was backed by Britain, France and Germany. So what we have here is Putin stepping in with carrots while NATO offer sticks?

And then there's this from Monday:

China is pumping cash into Pakistan, but that might not convince other foreign investors

By Justina Crabtree @ CNBC.com, Feb. 19

China has committed an approximate $60 billion to infrastructure in Pakistan.

But financial experts CNBC spoke to were undecided on whether this would boost Pakistan in the eyes of other foreign investors.

China came to Pakistan's help when no-one was willing to invest due to post-9/11 security concerns, Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal told Chinese media outlet Xinhua last week.

and just for fun, I'll throw in this piece from last week which some may have already seen me post elsewhere on Dagblog:

Pakistan Wants US to Help Pay for Border Wall With Afghanistan

@ VOANews, Feb. 15 (real, not the Onion, though you never can be sure these days, an entity like VOA might not be up on which info. is Russian bot driven....)

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BECAUSE of this meeting, I