Summit likely in Agra

By Our Special Correspondent

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 18. The summit meeting between the Pakistani military ruler and Chief Executive, General Pervez Musharraf, and the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, is expected between July 14 and 16, according to the international news agency, AFP.

However, there was no independent confirmation of the report. The agency said Gen. Musharraf would also meet the President, K.R. Narayanan, and visit some historical sites. ``The summit is likely to be held in Agra,'' the agency quoted an unidentified official as saying. It said Musharraf would also visit Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan.

'Non-papers' exchanged?

The preparations for the summit have moved from gear one to four, according to a report in the Jang, the largest circulated Urdu daily in Pakistan.

In a prominently displayed report today the paper said that in order to make the summit meeting a success, the two countries exchanged a number of ``non-papers''. However, the Indian side has denied knowledge of any such exchange.

Once the dates for Gen. Musharraf's visit were finalised, more such papers would be exchanged. Quoting highly reliable diplomatic sources, the paper said that through these non-papers, both the countries were analysing possible proposals to resolve all outstanding issues including the Kashmir dispute.

The Kashmir issue was the central point of these non-papers, the report said adding several proposals, under consideration of think-tanks in different countries for the resolution of the Kashmir issue, were included in the ``non-papers''.

These ``non-papers'' suggest resolution of the Kashmir issue that might be acceptable to both the countries without changing their principled stance. The ``non-papers'' would not be used as official documents to determine the position of the other side.

Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Enamul Haq, said Islamabad would not insist any pre-condition for the inclusion of Kashmir during the coming summit meeting if India accepted it as the ``main hurdle''. ``The summit between India and Pakistan will make every possible effort to continue the talks without indulging in rigidity.''

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