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Talks with Pakistani president possible: Indian PM

Indian Prime Minister Atal BehariVajpayee has said that talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf are possible, Pakistan TV station (PTV) reported on Saturday.

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Indian Prime Minister Atal BehariVajpayee has said that talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf are possible, Pakistan TV station (PTV) reported on January 3.

The Indian Prime Minister said in an interview with PTV that he is ready to hold dialogue with Musharraf, yet failed to reveal whether the one-on-one meeting will take place during the summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which was scheduled from Jan. 4 to Jan. 6.

The prime minister, who arrived in Islamabad on Saturday to attend the upcoming summit, added that India never refused to talk about the Kashmir dispute with Pakistan.

He said although India sticks to its stand that the India-controlled Kashmir is a part of the country, it is ready for an open dialogue on the dispute with Pakistan.

India and Pakistan, the two neighbors in South Asia, have fought three wars, two of which were over the Kashmir region.

Source: Xinhua

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