PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-IRAN: UN Mediator's Trip
UN Special Representative Cordovez today begins another scries of visits to Islamabad, Kabul, and Tehranrussions of the Afghanistan ucoblem.Cordovez will seek Pakistani concessions on aic to tne insurgents and on direct negotiations with
the Afghans.
ie representative may for the first time establish contacts with "refugee" leaders in Pakistan In Kabul, Cordovez will sound out Soviet and Afghanon an eventual timetable Cor the withdrawal of Sovie troops. He also will try to develop further dialogue with Iran, which is becoming mora interested upport for its Afghan refugees.
Comment: Cordovez presumably does not expect to secure major Pakistani and Soviet concessions on this trip. He probably hopes nevertheless that the tour will give new momentum to the UN mediation effort, particularly if he does meet with Afghan insurgent leaders in Pakistan. Cordovez had been reluctant to contact them there before because of the USSR's opposition to including then in tne negotiations.
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