Onus of summit success on both of us: Musharraf

ISLAMABAD, JULY 8. The Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has said the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, and he will be equally responsible for the success of the July 15 summit.

In an interview with the `Voice of America', he said, ``fifty per cent is my part, but I am not responsible for the other 50 per cent...I would say we have a desire to remove this tension, this main issue.''

To a question, Gen. Musharraf said he should not be held responsible if the talks failed due to intransigence from India. ``Then, why would I be held responsible, why should my credibility be reduced?''

Asked what was the minimum he expected from the summit, the President said, ``if we set our direction towards a structured approach towards addressing the core issue, I think we need to certainly initiate and continue the process of dialogue. And, the dialogue should certainly not be fruitless. Instead, it should be aimed at a direction which moves towards resolution of the core issue.''

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