Washington, June 11: US President George W Bush has reiterated, during his meeting with Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, his assurance that he would speak to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf about creating a climate in which Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee`s initative could succeed. Advani, who was speaking at a press conference today at the end of his Washington visit, said, "President Bush expressed warm admiration for the Prime Minister`s initiative of April 18 and said that he deserves great credit for it." "Bush also said he (Vajpayee) had gambled for peace and provided political space for resolving differences, without forgoing the concern for security," Advani said.
"He reiterated what he had already conveyed to the Prime Minister in St. Petersburg," said Advani, "that he would be speaking to President Musharraf about creating a climate in which this initiative would succeed." Bureau Report