Indian PM: No Discussion With Musharraf on Indo-Pak Tension

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Indian PM: No Discussion With Musharraf on Indo-Pak Tension

Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sunday said he did not discuss with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf any steps to defuse tension between India and Pakistan during their brief "informal interaction" afterthe close of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Kathmandu.

Vajpayee, who arrived here from the Nepalese capital, made these remarks when asked by reporters whether the stand-off between the two countries came up at the interaction.

Asked to elaborate on the meeting, Vajpayee said, "we exchangedgreetings, enquired about each other. There is nothing worth narrating."

He also said he would "definitely" participate in next year's SAARC summit to be held in Pakistan if the situation between the two countries normalizes by then.

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