Guest guest Posted July 16, 2001 Report Share Posted July 16, 2001 Vajpayee accepts invitation to visit Pakistan Updated on 2001-07-16 13:40:15 AGRA, July 16 (PNS): Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has accepted an invitation to visit Pakistan following his path-breaking one-on-one meeting with President Pervez Musharraf here, officials said Sunday. No dates have been set for the visit, which will be his second since his February 1999 historic bus journey to the Pakistani city of Lahore. However, informed sources said the visit could take place only at the end of the year because Vajpayee was likely to meet Musharraf on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly meeting in New York in September and the Commonwealth Summit in Brisbane in October. Meanwhile Indian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Nuropuma Rao while addressing a press conference here on Sunday after the meeting said that Premier Atal Behari Vajpayee and President General Pervez Musharraf held one-on-one talks in a cordial, frank and constructive manner that lasted for one an hour. The spokeswoman instructed the journalists not to ask any question and read out a written statement at a leisurely pace. The spokeswoman said that the two heads of the state also held delegation level talks for more than one hour and agreed to hold talks on official as well as ministerial level. The acceptance of the Musharraf invitation by Vajpayee indicates that the two countries have decided to re-engage at the highest level after a gap of over two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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