The Hindu : U.S. `pleased' with developments

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Saturday, May 17, 2003

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U.S. `pleased' with developments

By Sridhar Krishnaswami

WASHINGTON MAY 16. The Bush administration has said that it is "pleased" with the developments taking place in the subcontinent.

At the White House, the deputy press secretary, Scott McClellan, would not get into the substantive parts of the recent dialogues between India and the United States, especially those relating to the U.S. Deputy Secretary of

State, Richard Armitage's visit to the subcontinent and the National

Security Adviser, Brajesh Mishra's visit to Washington.

Mr. Mishra not only met senior functionaries of the administration here over a two-day period but was also taken to the Oval Office for a 15-minute meeting with the President, George W. Bush. "No I don't have a read on that'', Mr. McClellan said and referred to the comments made by the U.S. National Security Adviser, Condoleezza Rice, at the Washington Foreign Press Centre two days ago.

"Obviously we're pleased with some of the steps going on in the region in terms of improved dialogue, increased dialogue and efforts to reduce tensions in the region. And that's important and we welcome those steps," he said.

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