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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44063)	4/18/2003 2:53:01 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Peace developments in South Asia..Vajpayee seeks Pakistan talks -Kasuri hails Vajpayee's offer Vajpayee seeks Pakistan talks (Updated at 2140 PST) ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has said dialogue is the only way to bring peace in Kashmir in a rare overture to Pakistan. He was addressing a public rally in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir - the first prime minister to do so in 16 years. Delhi has consistently said it will hold talks with Pakistan only after Islamabad stops alleged support for Muslim militants fighting Indian rule in Kashmir. Pakistan's Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali was swift to welcome Mr Vajpayee's call, saying it was a positive development. "Pakistan's stand remains the same. But once talks start there... could be flexibility from both sides," he told reporters in Islamabad. Correspondents say it is too early to say whether such public statements will lead to an early resumption of talks between the two countries. In recent weeks, there have been highly provocative statements from both sides. Kasuri hails Vajpayee's offer (Updated at 2328 PST) ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri on Friday hailed Indian Premier, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's offer to Pakistan for dialogue, said a report. Talking to a local TV channel, Kasuri said, "I appreciate all of those statement by the Indian government which will mean for lowering the temperature in the region so that the people of Indo-Pak subcontinent could concentrate on he actual problem of poverty". He said it has the priority of government of Pakistan to hold dialogue with the Indian government, saying, "I and Prime Minister Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali invited Prime Minister Vajpai and Yashwant Sinha to attend SAARC Conference which they could not". He, however, hoped future offers by the Pakistan side would be met accordingly as the Indian leadership was expected to come to Pakisan.