BUDAPEST, March 12: Nato must deepen its engagement with Pakistan, ensure it has sufficient troops in Afghanistan and keep up a dialogue with Russia, Nato Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.

“Of course we need to look beyond Afghanistan... and especially Pakistan, with which we must deepen our engagement,”

Scheffer told a conference in Budapest on the 10th anniversary of the accession of Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic to Nato. He also said Nato must ensure it has enough troops in Afghanistan as that country prepares for elections.—Reuters
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