Shanghai, June 27: Prime Minisiter Atal Bihari Vajpayee today rejected Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's suggestion for a US-sponsored roadmap on the lines of West Asia to resolve the Kashmir issue. "I do not see the possibility or the necessity (of such a plan)," he said at a press conference when asked about the Pakistani ruler's statement made in Washington. Musharraf had told an American TV channel that he would like US President George W Bush to involve himself in a West Asia-style 'roadmap' on Kashmir, but feared India would not allow that as it wanted bilateral resolution "of everything".
Answering another question Vajpayee said "very few issues" connected with Pakistan had been raised during his discussions with the Chinese leadership.
"My visit wasn't Pakistan centric," the Prime Minister said while acknowledging that some issues relating to Pakistan had come up while discussing South Asia situation.
Bureau Report