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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence
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To: Richnorth who wrote (16032)6/3/2002 6:37:20 AM
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Terror to blame for tension in S Asia: Vajpayee

MONDAY, JUNE 03, 2002 1:09:01 PM

ALMATY: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee blamed tension in South Asia on "border terrorism" but did not name Pakistan.

Vajpayee made the remark after meeting Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.

"I am glad that tomorrow's summit will also produce a joint declaration condemning international terrorism. We have expressed our hopes that those elements who believe in terrorism and religious extremism should not be indulged and their number should not be allowed to grow."

The conference in Kazakhstan has become a focal point for efforts to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Jiang Zemin are expected to play mediator between India and Pakistan.

Putin will hold separate meetings with Vajpayee and Musharraf. And China's official Xinhua news agency on Monday quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying the Chinese President would also meet both men to try to ease tensions.

Putin may try to persuade the two to meet face-to-face -- a possibility all but ruled out by India. Vajpayee told reporters on Sunday "there was no such plan".

Meanwhile, the Pakistani military leader who will arrive in Almaty today, has welcomed such a meeting. He, however, made it clear that he would not renew the offer if Vajpayee kept rejecting it.

timesofindia.com
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