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British PM kicks off South Asian tour
Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in Bangladesh at the start of a five-day South Asian tour aimed at reducing tensions between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan.
On Friday, Mr Blair will fly to the Indian city of Bangalore, prior to official talks with Indian leaders in New Delhi on Sunday.
He is scheduled to fly to Pakistan the following day.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf says he's willing to meet with India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in Kathmandu but neither side has made a formal request for talks.
An official says Pakistan is not ruling out the possibility of a meeting on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation, but it's "not on the cards."
However, he says there's a "strong possibility" of informal interaction.
India and Pakistan have been massing troops and armour on their border since India accused Pakistan's military intelligence of masterminding last month's attack on the Indian parliament
4/01/02 5:17:57 | ABC Radio Australia News
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