Mark Toner, Director, State Department Office of Press Relations, Holds State Department Regular News Briefing

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Mark Toner, Director, State Department Office of Press Relations, Holds State Department Regular News Briefing

STATE DEPARTMENT REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING

OCTOBER 21, 2010

SPEAKER: MARK TONER, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF PRESS RELATIONS, STATE DEPARTMENT

[*] TONER: Hi, guys. Apologize for the lateness.

Good afternoon. Welcome to the State Department. Just a very quick update on the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue meetings.

The U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue meetings continue today with several working group meetings. This morning the energy, health and law enforcement working groups met, and this afternoon the economic and women's empowerment working groups will meet.

As well, yesterday Foreign Minister Qureshi, Ambassador Holbrooke and Administrator Shah participated in a conversation on the U.S. and Pakistan, partners in developments, which was co-hosted by the Asia Society and the Brookings Institution, as well as moderated by Steve Call (ph).

And I believe we'll have a transcript on that. Is that correct?

(CROSSTALK)

TONER: I understand we don't have it yet, but we'll get one. It's why I said we'll have a transcript on that, and asked it in an inquisitive way.

Turning to Uganda, we are concerned about groups in Uganda advocating violence toward lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals. We condemn any individual or group advocating (inaudible) b...

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