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Vajpayee says Pakistan agreed to border ceasefire after "long persuasion"

IRNA

New Delhi, Nov 27, IRNA -- India`s Prime Minister Atal Bihari 
Vajpayee said on Wednesday that Pakistan has agreed to the border 
ceasefire between the two countries after "long persuasion", stressing
that the truce would end cross-border terrorism, local press reported 
here on Thursday. 
"After long persuasion, Pakistan has agreed to the ceasefire and I
am sure it will last long," Vajpayee told an election rally in Raipur,
the Capital of newly formed Central Indian State of Chattisgarh. 
He expressed hope that cross-border terrorism would end and that 
relations between Indian and Pakistan would improve. 
Vajpayee stressed that India had progressed in the area of its 
nuclear program despite the pressure to prevent it from becoming 
nuclear, stressing that this was because India`s nuclear program was 
defensive in nature. 
After the nuclear tests, "foreign dignitaries not only stopped 
coming to India but also stopped inviting us," he said. 
"But the good work of the government has ensured there is a queue 
of foreign guests to the country and also invitations from them." 
Vajpayee stressed that instead of asking him how long his 
government would last, the foreign dignitaries are now talking about 
plans and policies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) 
government. 
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