The Hindu : Pak. must destroy terror reservoirs: Sinha

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Pak. must destroy terror reservoirs: Sinha

By Vladimir Radyuhin

The Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, greets his Indian counterpart, Yashwant Sinha, during their meeting in Moscow. — AP

MOSCOW MAY 17. India wants Pakistan to wipe out the infrastructure of cross-border terrorism, rather than just reduce infiltration, before any bilateral summit can take place. "Cross-border infiltration is like a tap which can be turned on and off," the External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha, said here last night. "What is needed is to destroy the reservoirs of terror and the pipes through which it flows."

Mr. Sinha told the Indian community in Moscow that no summit with Pakistan was possible before "all issues have been settled at (the) official level". He said he had conveyed this message to the U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, during their meeting here on the sidelines of their respective visits to Russia.

Moscow has also urged Islamabad to end cross-border terrorism. A statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry after Mr. Sinha's talks with his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov, said that "the full implementation of obligations assumed by Islamabad to stop infiltration of terrorists across the Line of Control into Jammu and Kashmir and destroy all terrorist infrastructure on Pakistan-controlled territory would foster the spirit of cooperation in South Asia." India and Russia also resolved to strengthen cooperation in confronting the terrorist and drug threats emanating from Afghanistan.

The Foreign Secretary, Kanwal Sibal, who accompanied Mr. Sinha on his visit, had a separate meeting with Russia's point man for the anti-terror fight and First Deputy Foreign Minister, Vyacheslav Trubnikov. "The (two) sides paid special attention to strengthening bilateral and multilateral interaction in confronting new threats and challenges, specifically, terrorism and narcotics on the Afghanistan front," the Foreign Ministry said.

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