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What the world's leaders say

"All this is very, very promising at a time when we were beginning to wonder whether or not we were not going back to the potential of conflict," the U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, told reporters during a brief visit to Albania.

The Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, speaking to the External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha, expressed support for all the steps taken to achieve political stability in the region.

"Mr Vajpayee has shown true statesmanship by taking a fresh initiative for peace in the region," the British Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, said during a telephonic conversation with the External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha.

The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, said that "it was the Prime Minister's bold initiative during his recent visit to Kashmir and if this process makes headway I am hopeful of a good outcome."

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