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T V Parasuram in New York
In a 'hard message' to Pakistan, United States President George W Bush has told its President Pervez Musharraf to halt cross-border terrorism and sponsorship of violence in the run-up to Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls.
Revealing this, Brajesh Mishra, national security adviser, said he had no doubt it [message] was conveyed in very 'strong terms' but it is difficult to say whether Pakistan would heed or not.
Mishra said that Bush's tough talk on cross-border terrorism was conveyed by American officials to India.
"In fact, I can convey to you he did speak in very strong terms to General Musharraf yesterday [Thursday]," he said.
On Bush's meeting with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he said the US president reiterated to the Indian prime minister the 'total commitment' of his country against terrorism.
The two leaders had also agreed at their meeting to intensify contacts and exchanges in high-technology subjects and nuclear fields.
Mishra said during the Bush-Vajpayee parleys and at his meetings with Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice the major emphasis was on Indo-US relations and how to move them forward, even though Indo-Pak issues were also discussed.
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