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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (5062)	7/10/1999 10:12:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Militants hint at Kashmir withdrawal-BBC reports Members of three militant groups occupying territory in Indian-administered Kashmir have told the BBC they will consider withdrawal if the international community takes concrete steps to resolve the Kashmir crisis. The announcement comes after senior Pakistani military and political leaders called on the militants to "help resolve" the crisis in the region. Meanwhile, in Delhi, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee says he is confident that Indian armed forces are heading for victory in their operations against the militants. On the agenda The BBC's Owen Bennett-Jones: "A statement appealed to the militants to help solve the problems" One senior militant leader said his group had occupied the Kargil Heights in order to bring the Kashmir issue onto the international agenda. He said that has now been achieved...... news.bbc.co.uk

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (5062)	7/10/1999 10:17:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 12475

France, China snub Pakistan - Block supplies of military equipment From Girja Shankar Kaura Tribune News Service (http://www.tribuneindia.com/) NEW DELHI, July 9 — Concerned about the escalation in the military situation in Kargil, specially the aggression by Pakistan, two of its long- time allies, China and France, have abandoned the country's political leadership and have blocked the supply of military equipment and spare parts needed urgently by Islamabad. Reports here said, irked by the open support lent by Pakistan to the Osama bin Laden backed Mujahideen and growing indications of it emerging as a "terrorist state", the Chinese leadership during the recent visit of Premier Nawaz Sharif, very categorically told the Pakistan leadership that it could not provide assistance in its (Pakistan's) military programme...... tribuneindia.com