Pakistan president urges India to join hands for Kashmir peace

(14 Jul 2001)

1. Indian President K.R. Narayan shakes hands with Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf
2. Close up of handshake
3. Cutaway of cameramen
4. Wide shot of presidents sitting down
5. Pan from Musharraf to Narayan
6. Wide shot of meeting
7. Two presidents standing to attention as national anthem is played
8. Close up of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
9. Vajpayee shakes hands with Musharraf
10. Cutaway of banquet announcer
11. Musharraf meets Interior Minister, L.K. Advani
12. Vajpayee sitting down at banquet
13. Cutaway of banquet announcer
14. Wide shot of banquet
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf:
"The legacy of the past year is not a happy one. Our two countries have been through wars. Blood has been spilt, precious lives have been lost. We have been locked in mutual suspicion and hostility. We have paid a heavy price for it. We owe it to our future generations to do our utmost to open a new chapter of goodwill and cooperation."
16. Musharraf raises his glass

STORYLINE:

Indian President RK Narayan held a banquet for Pakistan counterpart General Pervez Musharraf at his palace in Delhi on Saturday.

Earlier President Musharraf had urged India to resolve the two countries' dispute over Kashmir, but the plea was marred by the first exchange of gun fire in the border region in six months.

As yet no significant progress or even comment has been made on Kashmir which Pakistan insists must be the "core issue" at the summit.

India has called for more comprehensive dialogue that should include trade, terrorism, nuclear safeguards and the resumption of cricket matches between the two countries.

In his banquet speech President Musharraf said that for the sake of future generations the violence in Kashmir must stop.

But the General, who seized power in a military coup in 1999, offered no solutions over the thorny issues, such as India's demand that Pakistan stop Islamic militants launch cross-border attacks.

Other subjects also went unmentioned.

One of Pakistan's key demands is that India reduce the number of troops in Kashmir and allow the people there a referendum to decide whether they want independence from India.

In his speech, President Narayanan spoke at length about the history of both countries, without a single reference to Kashmir.

Musharraf and Vajpayee will hold formal talks Sunday and Monday at an Agra hotel near the Taj Mahal.

The famous 17th-century marble mausoleum was built by Emperor Shah Jahan and is symbolic of the common history shared by Pakistan and India.

Of the three wars India and Pakistan have fought since gaining independence from Britain in 1947, two of them were over Kashmir, which remains divided by a line that neither country accepts.

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