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Putin calls for Indo-Pak dialogue
Vinay Shukla in Moscow |
February 05, 2003 22:43 IST
Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for the resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues on the basis of the 1972 Simla Accord and the 1999 Lahore Declaration.
Emerging from one-to-one meeting with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf lasting over two hours at the Kremlin, the Russian President said they discussed in details "the search for new ways to resolve Indo-Pak relations and new venues for bilateral and multi-lateral exchange of views".
Putin did not mention whether India's demand for ending cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir figured in the talks but said he wished Musharraf 'success' in fulfilling Pakistan's 'obligations' as a member of anti-terror coalition.
Musharraf, the first ever Pakistani head of state to visit Russia in three decades, said Pakistan was firm on seeking a 'peaceful' solution of Kashmir issue and favoured an early resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue, Russian news agency ITAR-TASS said.
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