India-Pakistan Summit Ended Without Agreement.docx

India-Pakistan Summit Ended Without AgreementJuly 13, 2001 BBCWith just hours to go before Pakistans military ruler General Pervez Musharraf travels to India for the summit, the countrys top military commanders have endorsed their leaders aim of resolving the Kashmir conflict. In a statement the commander said that if India sincerely wanted to find a solution to the dispute then genuine progress could be made at the talks.The two leaders will meet in India this weekend. The Kashmir dispute is top of the agenda. India claims the whole of Kashmir is in its territory. Pakistan contests the claim and wants a UN supervised poll to determine the wishes of local people.The two countries are expected to discuss the military standoff on the Siachen Glacier in northern Kashmir, the worlds highest battlefield. Therell also be talks on peace and security including confidence building measures on the use of nuclear weapons.?July 16, 2001, Morning BBCThis is BBC news. I am Debrah MacKenzie. The first talks in two years between the leaders of India and Pakistan have taken place in the Indian city of Agra. But even as the talks were taking place, at least 20 Kashmir separatists were killed in fighting with Indian troops.In their first statements both sides described the meetings as cordial and constructive. A later statement from the Pakistani delegation took issue with comments made by the Indian Information Minister Sushma Swaraj. She said that Sundays talks touched on four subjects of interest to India but didnt mention the dispute over Kashmir, regarded by Pakistan as the main issue on the agenda.This was billed as the day when the hard talking would begin. And Indias Prime Minister and Pakistans President made full use of their time. Their first meeting was far longer than anyone had predicted. There were further talks in the evening and a third round is expected. Few details were available about the substance of their discussions. An Indian spokeswoman said they were cordial,