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PM gets invitation to visit Pakistan November 24, 2004 17:57 IST Last Updated: November 24, 2004 18:29 IST Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Wednesday invited his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh to visit his country. Aziz, who is on his maiden trip to India, invited Singh during his talks with him, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said in New Delhi, adding that the invitation was accepted.
During the meeting the Indian side said it was committed to addressing all bilateral issues, including Kashmir, in a "sincere and purposeful manner", Saran said. Aziz said after the meeting that progress on resolving the Kashmir problem would have to be made in tandem with forward movement on other issues between India and Pakistan. Aziz made it clear that he did not carry to the Indian side President Pervez Musharraf's recent formulation on Kashmir, which he said was meant for public debate in Pakistan. "No proposals were presented to India. No reaction was expected from India," he said.
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