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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (8825)	10/23/1999 1:31:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Indian official tells U.S. no talks with Pakistan Friday October 22, 6:43 pm Eastern Time WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Indian National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra met senior U.S. officials in Washington on Friday and repeated his country's refusal to talk with Pakistan until it halts backing for guerrillas in Kashmir. Mishra, whose talks touched on the military takeover in Pakistan, told reporters: ``Even when there was a civilian government we kept on saying that unless cross-border terrorism is stopped, meaningful talks with Pakistan could not take place. The situation is the same today.' A blossoming dialogue on nuclear non-proliferation and other issues was interrupted when India's coalition government fell last April. On Pakistan, he said: ``We expressed our concern at the unconstitutional changeover in Pakistan and the security implications of it for India. The U.S. has a much better understanding of our security concerns as a result of the change over.' Pakistan army chief General Pervez Musharaff declared himself the country's new ruler after ousting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup last week. Mishra declined to discuss the U.S. attitude towards the Pakistani coup. Washington has urged the military to restore democratic rule as quickly as possible and invoked economic sanctions. ``We were told here that the United States is still insisting on early restoration of democracy in Pakistan. This is the way it has been said to us,' Mishra said. Asked about whether India would move towards signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which is a goal of the Clinton administration, he said: ``I repeated our well known position that the government will try to form a consensus on the question of CTBT.' He added: ``The elections are just over. The new government has come in. The next session of parliament will be a very brief session. But I presume that when we get into the winter session of parliament there will be a thorough discussion on CTBT... It is not possible to adhere to CTBT without having a consensus in the country.' The White House had planned for a visit to India and Pakistan by President Bill Clinton early next year, but the military takeover in Pakistan has made such a trip less likely. Mishra saw senior White House and State department officials as well as key trade figures. biz.yahoo.com