– having regard to the visit to the region by the US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, in March 2005 and to that of the Prime Minister of China, Wen Jibao, to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India in April,
– ņemot vērā ASV valsts sekretāres Condoleeza Rice 2005. gada marta vizīti reģionā un Ķīnas premjerministra Wen Jibao aprīļa vizīti Pakistānā, Bangladešā, Šrilankā un Indijā;