DATE=6/12/99
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-250557
TITLE=INDIA / PAK / TALKS / S / UPDATE
BYLINE=JIM TEEPLE
DATELINE=NEW DELHI
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: IN NEW DELHI, TALKS HAVE ENDED BETWEEN INDIA AND
PAKISTAN. THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF BOTH COUNTRIES ENDED THEIR
DISCUSSIONS AFTER HOLDING A BRIEF MEETING, FOLLOWED BY A WORKING
LUNCH. V-O-A'S JIM TEEPLE REPORTS FROM OUR NEW DELHI BUREAU
PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER WILL LEAVE NEW DELHI SHORTLY, AFTER
MEETING WITH INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER.
TEXT: THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN MET FOR 70
MINUTES SATURDAY BEFORE BREAKING FOR A WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A
"WORKING LUNCH." INDIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY DESCRIBES THE TALKS AS
BEING CONDUCTED IN A "SERIOUS, BUSINESS-LIKE ATMOSPHERE."
PAKISTANI FOREIGN MINISTER SARTAJ AZIZ FLEW TO NEWS DELHI
SATURDAY -- SAYING HE WANTED TO EASE THE CRISIS IN KASHMIR AND
RESTORE THE DIALOGUE BEGUN EARLIER THIS YEAR BY THE PRIME
MINISTERS OF TWO COUNTRIES.
DURING HIS BRIEF MEETING WITH INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER JASWANT
SINGH, MR. AZIZ WAS TOLD PAKISTAN MUST ACT TO PULL BACK WHAT
INDIA DESCRIBES AS "ARMED INFILTRATORS," FROM THE INDIAN SIDE OF
THE KASHMIR BORDER. PAKISTAN DENIES SUPPORTING THE GUERRILLAS.
MR. SINGH ALSO TOLD MR. AZIZ PAKISTAN MUST RECOGNIZE THE SANCTITY
OF THE "LINE OF CONTROL" -- THE CEASEFIRE LINE WHICH DIVIDES
KASHMIR. (SIGNED)
NEB / JLT / WD / WD
12-Jun-99 6:35 AM EDT (1035 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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