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Bush, Putin discuss Indo-Pak standoff

United States President George W Bush discussed with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone the tension between India and Pakistan and Putin's mediatory attempts on the issue.

"Both the leaders confirmed their common position on this issue and discussed ways to defuse the tension between India and Pakistan and restore normalcy in the region," Sean McCormack, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said.

In the recently concluded Almaty summit, Putin tried unsuccessfully to bring about a meeting between Prime Minister Vajpayee and President Musharraf, but had separate meetings with both of them.

He said the possibility of monitoring the fulfillment of a promise by Musharraf to stop infiltration to the Indian side was also featured in the conversation.

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