Islamabad, Nov 22: India's participation in the forthcoming Saarc summit and Hurriyat Confrence's willingness to hold talks with the Indian government figured prominently in talks between Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali here.
Musharraf and Jamali met over an Iftar dinner here last night and discussed a range of international and regional issues with special focus on recent package of confidence- building measures offered by India, an official statement said.
The two leaders along with Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar discussed External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha's remarks during an interview to a Pakistani TV channel that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajapyee would attend the Saarc summit to be held here in January but ruled out any bilateral talks, according to media reports.
They also discussed the announcement by Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq that the separatist amalgam was ready to hold talks with the Indian government.
Musharraf and Jamali reiterated the country's stand "to continue its political, moral and diplomatic support for Kashmiris' just struggle to achieve their right of self-determination," the official statement said.
They also expressed the resolve to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
Bureau Report