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Musharraf invites Sonia to Pakistan

By Our Diplomatic Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MAY 25. The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, has invited the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, to visit Pakistan. The General conveyed the invitation to Ms. Gandhi during a telephone conversation this evening.

The External Affairs Ministry spokesman said that the Pakistani leader congratulated the Congress president on her party's victory in the elections. "He assured her of Pakistan's commitment to peace between the two countries and requested Ms. Gandhi to give her support to the dialogue process."

"Ms. Gandhi thanked him for the greetings and recalled that the Congress had supported the previous government's effort in this regard," the spokesman said.

Gen. Musharraf also recalled his conversation with the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, on Sunday and Dr. Singh's positive support to the dialogue process.

In the last three days, there have been three calls from Islamabad — two by Gen. Musharraf and the third by the Pakistani Foreign Minister, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, to his counterpart, Natwar Singh.

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