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Obasanjo talks to Vajpayee over phone

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JUNE 13. The Nigerian President, Mr. O. Obasanjo, telephoned the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and conveyed his commitment to get the 21 Indian soldiers, who have been taken hostage in Sierra Leone, released.

Meanwhile in Sierra Leone, the former Liberian Foreign Minister. Ms. D. Muslenge Cooper, met the Joint Secretary in the United Nations division, Mr. Dinkar Srivastava, who has been camping in that country.

According to the Foreign Office spokesman, direct contacts have been established with the Indian soldiers confined in Pendembu.

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