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By B. Muralidhar Reddy
LAHORE, NOV. 21. The Pakistan Foreign Minister, Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, today sought to downplay the remarks made by the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, that unless India gave up its "maximalist position" on Kashmir, the peace process could be threatened. Speaking on the second and concluding day of the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) conference here, Mr. Kasuri said the interpretation of Gen. Musharraf's remarks by a section of the media as an "angry speech" was not correct. He said the Pakistan President was committed to the peace processand that the confidence building measures had entered a "crucial phase". "It was not an angry speech. He is committed to the peace process," he said, referring to Gen. Musharraf's speech at the SAFMA meet on Saturday. He said he "saw light at the end of the tunnel" and was hopeful of progress on the gas pipeline as well as the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus link.
Improve relations
Later in an chat with journalists, Mr. Kasuri said the visit of the Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, to New Delhi on November 23 was expected to improve relations between the two countries in the field of trade and commerce as both the Prime Ministers (Manmohan Singh and Mr. Aziz) were trained economists.
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