LE MATAGALUEGA A LE Iunaite Setete o Amerika faʻamalosia le malo o Pakisitana i se fonotaga ia Mati 7, 2022, e aveese Imran Khan e avea ma palemia ona o lona le faaituau i osofaiga a Rusia i Ukraine, e tusa ai ma se pepa aloaia a le malo Pakistani na maua e The Intercept.
O le fonotaga, i le va o le amepasa a Pakisitana i le Iunaite Setete ma sui e toalua o le Matagaluega a le Setete, ua avea ma autu o suesuega ogaoga, feeseeseaiga, ma taumatematega i Pakisitana i le tausaga ma le afa talu ai, a o tauva le au lagolago a Khan ma ana fitafita ma tagata lautele mo le pule. Na faateteleina le tauiviga faapolokiki i le aso 5 o Aukuso ina ua faasalaina Khan i le tolu tausaga i le falepuipui i moliaga o faiga pi’opi’o ma taofia ai i le falepuipui mo le taimi lona lua talu mai lona faate’aina. Ua teena e le au tetee a Khan ia moliaga e faapea e leai se faavae. O le fa'asalaga fo'i na poloka ai Khan, le faipule sili ona ta'uta'ua o Pakisitana, mai le tauva i faiga palota o lo'o fa'amoemoe i Pakisitana mulimuli ane i lenei tausaga.
E tasi le masina talu ona mae‘a le feiloaiga ma ofisa o le Iunaite Setete o loo faamauina i le pepa o le malo o Pakisitana ua liki, na faia ai loa se palota le talitonu i le Palemene, na mafua ai ona aveesea Khan mai le pule. E iai le talitonuga o le palota na faia i le lagolagosua a le militeri malosi a Pakisitana. Talu mai lena taimi, o Khan ma ana lagolago o loʻo auai i se tauiviga ma le militeri ma ana paaga lautele, lea na fai mai Khan na faʻaaogaina lona aveesea mai le pule i le talosaga a le US.
O le tusitusiga o le Pakistani cable, na gaosia mai le fonotaga e le amepasa ma auina atu i Pakistan, e leʻi faʻasalalau muamua. O le uaea, ua lauiloa i totonu o le "cypher," o loʻo faʻaalia uma ai kāloti ma laʻau na faʻapipiʻi e le Matagaluega a le Setete i lana osofaʻiga faasaga ia Khan, ma folafola atu le mafanafana o mafutaga pe a aveese Khan, ma faʻaesea pe a leai.
O le pepa, ua faaigoaina "Secret," e aofia ai se tala o le fonotaga i le va o ofisa o le Matagaluega a le Setete, e aofia ai le Failautusi Fesoasoani a le Setete mo le Ofisa o Asia i Saute ma Asia Tutotonu Donald Lu, ma Asad Majeed Khan, o le sa avea ma amepasa a Pakisitana i lena taimi. US
O le pepa na tuʻuina atu i le Intercept e se faʻamatalaga e le o taʻua i totonu o le militeri Pakistani na fai mai e leai sa latou sootaga ma Imran Khan poʻo le pati a Khan. O lo'o fa'asalalauina e le Intercept le tino o le uaea i lalo, fa'asa'o nai mea sese i tusitusiga ona o ia fa'amatalaga e mafai ona fa'aoga e pepa fa'ailoga vai ma siaki lo latou fa'asalalauina.
O mea o loʻo i totonu o le pepa na maua e le Intercept e ogatasi ma lipotia i le nusipepa Pakistani vaveao ma isi nofoaga o loʻo faʻamatalaina ai tulaga o le fonotaga ma faʻamatalaga i totonu o le uaea lava ia, e aofia ai faʻailoga faʻavasegaina na aveese mai le faʻaaliga a le Intercept. O le malosi o le sootaga i le va o Pakisitana ma le US o loʻo faʻamatalaina i le uaea na mulimuli ane faʻamaonia e mea na tutupu. I totonu o le uaea, e tetee le US i faiga faʻavae a Khan i le taua a Iukureini. O na tulaga na vave ona toe suia ina ua uma ona aveese o ia, lea na sosoo ai, e pei ona folafola i le fonotaga, i se mafanafana i le va o Amerika ma Pakisitana.
O le fonotaga fa'alemalo na faia i le lua vaiaso talu ona osofa'ia e Rusia Iukureini, lea na fa'alauiloa a'o aga'i atu Khan i Moscow, o se asiasiga na fa'aita ai Uosigitone.
I le aso 2 o Mati, na o ni nai aso a o lumanaʻi le fonotaga, na fesiligia ai Lu i se iloiloga a le Senate Foreign Relations Committee e uiga i le solitu o Initia, Sri Lanka, ma Pakisitana i le feteenaiga i Ukraine. I le tali atu i se fesili a le Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., e uiga i se faaiuga talu ai nei a Pakistan e aloese mai se iugafono a Malo Aufaatasi e taʻusalaina ai le matafaioi a Rusia i le feteenaiga, na saunoa ai Lu, "E leʻi leva ona asiasi atu le Palemia Khan i Moscow, ma O lea ou te manatu o loʻo matou taumafai e mafaufau pe faʻafefea ona faʻafesoʻotaʻi faapitoa ma le Palemia pe a maeʻa lena faʻaiuga. Van Hollen na foliga mai na ita ona o le au ofisa mai le Matagaluega a le Setete e le o fesootai ma Khan e uiga i le mataupu.
O le aso ao lumanai le fonotaga, na saunoa ai Khan i se fono ma Tali tuusa'o i le valaau a Europa o Pakistan e fa'atasi i tua o Ukraine. “O i matou ea o au pologa?” Khan faititili i le motu o tagata. “O le a sou manatu ia i matou? O i matou o a outou pologa, matou te faia foʻi so o se mea e te fai mai ai iā i matou?” o lana fesili lea. “O i matou o uo a Rusia, ma o i matou foi o uo a le Iunaite Setete. O matou o uo a Saina ma Europa. E le o matou o se vaega o soʻo se soʻotaga."
Pakistani "Su'esu'ega"
O faamatalaga tuusao a Lu e uiga i faiga faapolokiki i totonu o Pakisitana na tulai mai ai se popolega i le itu a Pakistan. I se vaega puupuu o le “suʻesuʻega” i le pito i lalo o le lipoti, o loo taʻua ai e le pepa: “E lē mafai e Don ona faailoa atu se manatu malosi faapea e aunoa ma le faamaoniga manino a le White House, lea na ia faasino soo i ai. E manino lava, na tautala Don e aunoa ma le liliu atu i faiga faʻapolokiki i totonu o Pakisitana." Ua faaiuina le uaea i se fautuaga "ia mafaufau loloto i lenei mea ma mafaufau e faia se savali talafeagai i le US Cd'A ai i Islamabad" - o se faasinomaga i le chargé d'affaires ad interim, ma le lelei o le sui ulu o se misiona a le malo. e le o iai le ulu fa'amaonia. O se tetee a le malo mulimuli ane tuuina atu e le malo o Khan.
I le aso 27 o Mati, 2022, o le masina lava lea na fai ai le fonotaga a Lu, na saunoa faalauaitele ai Khan e uiga i le uaea, ma talotalo atu se kopi gaugau i luga o le ea i se fono. Na lipotia mai foʻi na ia faʻamatalaina se fonotaga a le atunuʻu ma faʻauluuluga o ofisa eseese o le puipuiga a Pakistan i mea o loʻo i ai.
E le o manino le mea na tupu i Pakistan-US fesootaiga i vaiaso na sosoo ai ma le fonotaga na lipotia i luga o le uaea. Peitaʻi, e oo ane i le masina na sosoo ai, ua suia faiga faapolotiki. O Aperila 10, na tuliesea ai Khan i se palota le talitonuina.
O le palemia fou, Shehbaz Sharif, na iu lava ina faamaonia le i ai o le uaea ma sa ia ta’ua e le talafeagai nisi o fe’au na momoli mai e Lu. Fai mai a ia o Pakistan na faitio aloaia ae na lapatai mai e le o faamaonia e le uaea faamatalaga lautele a Khan.
Ua fautuaina soo e Khan i luma o tagata lautele e faapea o le uaea faalilolilo pito i luga na faaalia ai o le US na faatonuina lona aveesea mai le pule, ae mulimuli ane toe iloilo lana iloiloga e pei ona ia unaʻia le US e taʻusalaina le faʻaleagaina o aia tatau a tagata i ona tagata lagolago. O le US, na ia taʻu atu i le Intercept i se faatalanoaga ia Iuni, atonu na uunaʻia o ia e faateʻa, ae na o le mea na fai ona o le pulea e le militeri.
O le faʻaaliaina o le tino atoa o le uaea, i luga o le tausaga talu ona faʻaumatia Khan ma mulimuli ane puʻeina o ia, o le a faʻatagaina ai loa le iloiloga o tagi tauva. I le paleni, o le tusitusiga a le cypher o loʻo fautua malosi mai le US na faʻamalosia le aveesea o Khan. E tusa ai ma le uaea, e ui e leʻi faatonuina tuusaʻo e Lu ia Khan e aveese mai le tofi, ae na ia fai mai o Pakistan o le a mafatia i ni taunuuga ogaoga, e aofia ai le vavaeeseina faavaomalo, pe a fai e tumau Khan e avea ma palemia, ae i le taimi lava e tasi e faʻailoa mai ai taui mo lona aveesea. . E foliga mai ua avea lea faamatalaga o se faailo mo le militeri Pakisitana e gaoioi.
I le faaopoopo atu i isi ana faafitauli faaletulafono, o Khan lava ia o loʻo faʻaauau pea ona taulaʻi i le taulimaina o le uaea faalilolilo e le malo fou. I le faaiuga o le masina talu ai, na fai mai ai le Minisita o le Initeria Rana Sanaullah o Khan o le a molia i lalo o le Tulafono Faalilolilo Aloaia e fesootai ma le uaea. "Ua faia e Khan se taupulepulega leaga e faasaga i mea e fiafia i ai le setete ma o le a faia se mataupu faasaga ia te ia e fai ma sui o le setete mo le solia o le Tulafono Faalilo Aloaia e ala i le faʻaalia o se fesoʻotaʻiga faalilolilo mai se misiona faʻavaomalo," Fai mai Sanaullah.
Ua auai nei Khan i se lisi umi o faipule o Pakisitana na le mafai ona maeʻa lo latou tofi ina ua osofaʻia e le militeri. E pei ona taʻua i le cypher, o Khan na tuuaia patino e le US, e tusa ai ma Lu, mo le faiga faavae a Pakisitana o le le ogatasi i le taimi o le feteenaiga i Ukraine. O le palota o le leai o se talitonuga ma ona aʻafiaga mo le lumanaʻi o sootaga US-Pakistan na faʻaalia tele i le talanoaga atoa.
"Faʻamaoni," o loʻo taʻua e Lu i le pepa, e faʻatatau i le faʻamoemoe o Khan e nofo i le tofi, "Ou te manatu o le vavaeeseina o le Palemia o le a matua malosi mai Europa ma le Iunaite Setete."
Mati 7, 2022 Pakistani Diplomatic Cypher (Transcription)
O lo'o fa'asalalauina e le Intercept le tino o le uaea i lalo, fa'asa'o nai mea sese i tusitusiga ona o ia fa'amatalaga e mafai ona fa'aoga e pepa fa'ailoga vai ma siaki lo latou fa'asalalauina. Ua aveese e le Intercept fa'ailoga fa'avasegaina ma elemene numera e mafai ona fa'aoga mo fa'amoemoega o le sailiga. Faailogaina "Secret," o le uaea e aofia ai se tala o le fonotaga i le va o le Matagaluega a le Setete, e aofia ai le Failautusi Fesoasoani a le Setete mo le Ofisa o Asia i Saute ma Asia Tutotonu Donald Lu, ma Asad Majeed Khan, o le sa avea ma amepasa a Pakistan i le US i lena taimi..
I had a luncheon meeting today with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Donald Lu. He was accompanied by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Les Viguerie. DCM, DA and Counsellor Qasim joined me.
At the outset, Don referred to Pakistan’s position on the Ukraine crisis and said that “people here and in Europe are quite concerned about why Pakistan is taking such an aggressively neutral position (on Ukraine), if such a position is even possible. It does not seem such a neutral stand to us.” He shared that in his discussions with the NSC, “it seems quite clear that this is the Prime Minister’s policy.” He continued that he was of the view that this was “tied to the current political dramas in Islamabad that he (Prime Minister) needs and is trying to show a public face.” I replied that this was not a correct reading of the situation as Pakistan’s position on Ukraine was a result of intense interagency consultations. Pakistan had never resorted to conducting diplomacy in public sphere. The Prime Minister’s remarks during a political rally were in reaction to the public letter by European Ambassadors in Islamabad which was against diplomatic etiquette and protocol. Any political leader, whether in Pakistan or the U.S., would be constrained to give a public reply in such a situation.
I asked Don if the reason for a strong U.S. reaction was Pakistan’s abstention in the voting in the UNGA. He categorically replied in the negative and said that it was due to the Prime Minister’s visit to Moscow. He said that “I think if the no-confidence vote against the Prime Minister succeeds, all will be forgiven in Washington because the Russia visit is being looked at as a decision by the Prime Minister. Otherwise, I think it will be tough going ahead.” He paused and then said “I cannot tell how this will be seen by Europe but I suspect their reaction will be similar.” He then said that “honestly I think isolation of the Prime Minister will become very strong from Europe and the United States.” Don further commented that it seemed that the Prime Minister’s visit to Moscow was planned during the Beijing Olympics and there was an attempt by the Prime Minister to meet Putin which was not successful and then this idea was hatched that he would go to Moscow.
I told Don that this was a completely misinformed and wrong perception. The visit to Moscow had been in the works for at least few years and was the result of a deliberative institutional process. I stressed that when the Prime Minister was flying to Moscow, Russian invasion of Ukraine had not started and there was still hope for a peaceful resolution. I also pointed out that leaders of European countries were also traveling to Moscow around the same time. Don interjected that “those visits were specifically for seeking resolution of the Ukraine standoff while the Prime Minister’s visit was for bilateral economic reasons.” I drew his attention to the fact that the Prime Minister clearly regretted the situation while being in Moscow and had hoped for diplomacy to work. The Prime Minister’s visit, I stressed, was purely in the bilateral context and should not be seen either as a condonation or endorsement of Russia’s action against Ukraine. I said that our position is dictated by our desire to keep the channels of communication with all sides open. Our subsequent statements at the UN and by our Spokesperson spelled that out clearly, while reaffirming our commitment to the principle of UN Charter, non-use or threat of use of force, sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, and pacific settlement of disputes.
I also told Don that Pakistan was worried of how the Ukraine crisis would play out in the context of Afghanistan. We had paid a very high price due to the long-term impact of this conflict. Our priority was to have peace and stability in Afghanistan, for which it was imperative to have cooperation and coordination with all major powers, including Russia. From this perspective as well, keeping the channels of communication open was essential. This factor was also dictating our position on the Ukraine crisis. On my reference to the upcoming Extended Troika meeting in Beijing, Don replied that there were still ongoing discussions in Washington on whether the U.S. should attend the Extended Troika meeting or the upcoming Antalya meeting on Afghanistan with Russian representatives in attendance, as the U.S. focus right now was to discuss only Ukraine with Russia. I replied that this was exactly what we were afraid of. We did not want the Ukraine crisis to divert focus away from Afghanistan. Don did not comment.
I told Don that just like him, I would also convey our perspective in a forthright manner. I said that over the past one year, we had been consistently sensing reluctance on the part of the U.S. leadership to engage with our leadership. This reluctance had created a perception in Pakistan that we were being ignored and even taken for granted. There was also a feeling that while the U.S. expected Pakistan’s support on all issues that were important to the U.S., it did not reciprocate and we do not see much U.S. support on issues of concern for Pakistan, particularly on Kashmir. I said that it was extremely important to have functioning channels of communication at the highest level to remove such perception. I also said that we were surprised that if our position on the Ukraine crisis was so important for the U.S., why the U.S. had not engaged with us at the top leadership level prior to the Moscow visit and even when the UN was scheduled to vote. (The State Department had raised it at the DCM level.) Pakistan valued continued high-level engagement and for this reason the Foreign Minister sought to speak with Secretary Blinken to personally explain Pakistan’s position and perspective on the Ukraine crisis. The call has not materialized yet. Don replied that the thinking in Washington was that given the current political turmoil in Pakistan, this was not the right time for such engagement and it could wait till the political situation in Pakistan settled down.
I reiterated our position that countries should not be made to choose sides in a complex situation like the Ukraine crisis and stressed the need for having active bilateral communications at the political leadership level. Don replied that “you have conveyed your position clearly and I will take it back to my leadership.”
I also told Don that we had seen his defence of the Indian position on the Ukraine crisis during the recently held Senate Sub-Committee hearing on U.S.-India relations. It seemed that the U.S. was applying different criteria for India and Pakistan. Don responded that the U.S. lawmakers’ strong feelings about India’s abstentions in the UNSC and UNGA came out clearly during the hearing. I said that from the hearing, it appeared that the U.S. expected more from India than Pakistan, yet it appeared to be more concerned about Pakistan’s position. Don was evasive and responded that Washington looked at the U.S.-India relationship very much through the lens of what was happening in China. He added that while India had a close relationship with Moscow, “I think we will actually see a change in India’s policy once all Indian students are out of Ukraine.”
I expressed the hope that the issue of the Prime Minister’s visit to Russia will not impact our bilateral ties. Don replied that “I would argue that it has already created a dent in the relationship from our perspective. Let us wait for a few days to see whether the political situation changes, which would mean that we would not have a big disagreement about this issue and the dent would go away very quickly. Otherwise, we will have to confront this issue head on and decide how to manage it.”
We also discussed Afghanistan and other issues pertaining to bilateral ties. A separate communication follows on that part of our conversation.
Assessment
Don could not have conveyed such a strong demarche without the express approval of the White House, to which he referred repeatedly. Clearly, Don spoke out of turn on Pakistan’s internal political process. We need to seriously reflect on this and consider making an appropriate demarche to the U.S. Cd’ A a.i in Islamabad.
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