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Pakistan President wants bilateral talks with India

Pakistan's President General Pervaz Musharraf says bilateral talks with India should be included in the South Asian regional summit currently underway in the Nepal.

Speaking in Beijing before he set off for Kathmandu, General Musharraf said his government had taken steps to curb terrorism as demanded by India.

Edmund Roy reports from New Delhi.

"General Pervaz Musharraf due in Kathmandu later today said he disagreed with Indian Prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's assertion that the regional summit should not he used for bilateral dialogue. Instead he said a new mechanism should be put in place where such dialogue could take place. His comments come as both countries continue to build up troops on the border. Earlier Prime Minister Vajpayee had catergorically ruled out talks with Pakistan until Islamabad took the necessary measures to stop cross border terrorism. Indian and Pakistani troops have also continued to exchange artillery fire across the disputed border in Kashmir. Edmund Roy, New Delhi."

4/01/02 23:06:11 | ABC Radio Australia News

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