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| PM to convey India's concerns about cross-border terror to Musharraf | | |
On Board Air India One, Sep 12 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
has said he will convey to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in
clear terms India´s concerns about Islamabad´s continuing support
to cross-border terrorism when they meet on the sidelines of the
14th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Havana later this week.
''I will share with Gen Musharraf our perceptions of what's the
role of external elements in promoting terrorism in our country,''
he told journalists accompanying him on his nine-day visit to Brazil
and Cuba.
''We'll have an exchange of views on all issues, particularly
the commitment of Pakistan to not to allow Pakistan territory,
and that includes the parts of Jammu and Kashmir which are in
their occupation, to mount terrorist attacks against India,'' he
said.
Asked whether the meeting would have a structured format,
Dr Singh said it would cover all aspects of the relations between
the two countries. ''We are not afraid of discussions on any
subject,'' he said.
The Prime Minister will reach Havana on September 14 evening
for the two-day NAM Summit to be held on September 15-16. The
meeting with Gen Musharraf will take place on one of those two
dates.
The two leaders had last met in New York on the sidelines of
the United Nations General Assembly in September, 2005.
Before that, Gen Musharraf had visited Delhi in April last
year to watch a cricket match between India and Pakistan. During
his meeting with Dr Singh, he had reassured India that he would
not allow Pakistani territory to be used for terrorist activities
against this country.
There has been a stalemate in the peace process between the
two countries after the July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai, which
claimed over 180 lives.
Following the blasts, the Foreign Secretary-level talks between
the two countries, scheduled for July 23-24, were postponed
indefinitely, with New Delhi making it clear to Islamabad that
the dialogue process could move forward only if it stopped
supporting cross-border terrorism. |
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