Small delegation coming with Musharraf

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD, JULY 9 The Pakistan President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, would visit India with `a small delegation' comprising only the Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdul Sattar, and senior government officials, it was officially announced here today.

Addressing a news conference here the Information Secretary, Mr. Anwar Mahmood, and the chief spokesman of the military, Maj. Gen. Rashid Quereshi, said that besides Mr. Sattar, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Inam-ul Haq, senior officials concerned with Pakistan-India relations and Gen. Musharraf's personal staff would accompany the President. They said that many ministers would not accompany Gen. Musharraf.

The foreign office has said Gen. Musharraf and Mr. Vajpayee would be joined by their delegations following their one-to-one meeting in Agra on Sunday.

Pakistan has said that though there was no structured agenda for the summit, they would focus on the Kashmir dispute.

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