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Policy on Myanmar unchanged: Jaswant Vijay Dutt

The Hindustan Times (New Delhi)
November 17, 2000

(London, November 16)

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Minister Jaswant Singh, at the conclusion of his visit
here for Ministerial-level talks with the British Government, echoed the
words of Foreign Secretary Robin Cook in describing the Indo-UK ties as
"the best ever".

Addressing a crowded Press conference in India House, Mr Singh touched
on various regional and international issues. He was specifically asked
about India's policy on Myanmar in view of the General's visit to Delhi
and on Indo-Pak relations.

Mr Singh refuted that the visit of the Myanmar General to India in any
way diluted India's "encouragement to democracy" in the country. He said
that ASEAN took steps to take Myanmar as a full member and so India was
only trying to draw "the country into the larger global community".

During his three-day stay here, Mr Singh met Foreign Secretary Robin
Cook and Defence Secr-etary Geoffrey Hoon, apart from other Ministers
like Minister in Foreign and Commonwealth Off-ice Peter Hain, who is
scheduled to visit India from November 20.

He also had "fruitful" talks with Commonwealth Secretary General Don
McKinnon. The CMAG "activities" and various concerns with regard to Fiji
and Pakistan came up for discussion at the meeting between them.

The Indo-Pak relations in the context of the situation in the region
were discussed with Mr Cook, said Mr Singh, in response to a question
from a Pak journalist. "I do not carry a scale with me to weigh the
Indo-Pak relations", he quipped. But he added that the subject was
touched during discussions on developments in the region. "Like on
Kargil conflict, hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane".

Mr Singh said that notes were also exchanged about developments in
Pakistan. The talks were not confined or focussed around Jammu and
Kashmir, he pointed out, adding all the issues that were discussed
concerned global community.


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<p><b>The Hindustan Times (New Delhi)</b>
<br><b>November 17, 2000</b>
<p>(London, November 16)
<p>EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Minister Jaswant Singh, at the conclusion of his visit
here for Ministerial-level talks with the British Government, echoed the
words of Foreign Secretary Robin Cook in describing the Indo-UK ties as
"the best ever".
<p>Addressing a crowded Press conference in India House, Mr Singh touched
on various regional and international issues. He was specifically asked
about India's policy on Myanmar in view of the General's visit to Delhi
and on Indo-Pak relations.
<p>Mr Singh refuted that the visit of the Myanmar General to India in any
way diluted India's "encouragement to democracy" in the country. He said
that ASEAN took steps to take Myanmar as a full member and so India was
only trying to draw "the country into the larger global community".
<p>During his three-day stay here, Mr Singh met Foreign Secretary Robin
Cook and Defence Secr-etary Geoffrey Hoon, apart from other Ministers like
Minister in Foreign and Commonwealth Off-ice Peter Hain, who is scheduled
to visit India from November 20.
<p>He also had "fruitful" talks with Commonwealth Secretary General Don
McKinnon. The CMAG "activities" and various concerns with regard to Fiji
and Pakistan came up for discussion at the meeting between them.
<p>The Indo-Pak relations in the context of the situation in the region
were discussed with Mr Cook, said Mr Singh, in response to a question from
a Pak journalist. "I do not carry a scale with me to weigh the Indo-Pak
relations", he quipped. But he added that the subject was touched during
discussions on developments in the region. "Like on Kargil conflict, hijacking
of the Indian Airlines plane".
<p>Mr Singh said that notes were also exchanged about developments in Pakistan.
The talks were not confined or focussed around Jammu and Kashmir, he pointed
out, adding all the issues that were discussed concerned global community.
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