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Full text of Vajpayee's letter to General Musharraf

Following is the text of the letter written by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Pakistan military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf inviting him to visit India:

Excellency,
India has through dialogue consistently endeavoured to build a relationship of durable peace, stability and cooperative friendship with Pakistan. Our common enemy is poverty. For the welfare of our people, there is no other recourse but a pursuit of the path of reconciliation of engaging in productive dialogue and by building trust and confidence, I invite you to walk this high road with us.

When I visited Lahore in February 1999, with the objective of beginning a new chapter in our bilateral relations, I had recorded at the Minar-e-Pakistan that a stable, secure and prosperous Pakistan is in India's interest, that remains our conviction.

We have to pick up the threads again, including renewing the Composite Dialogue so that we can put in place a stable structure of cooperation and address all outsanding issues, including J&K.

I have the pleasure to extend a most cordial invitation to Begum Musharraf and you to visit India at your early convenience.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurance of my highest consideration.

Signed
A B Vajpayee

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