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Centre to 'soon' start talks with all parties
on Kashmir: PM

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Monday declared in the Lok Sabha the Centre's intention to 'soon' initiate talks with all parties to advance the Kashmir peace process and firmly asked Pakistan to change its 'unfriendly attitude' towards India.

Vajpayee also asserted that the government would not interfere in the legal process in the Ayodhya case.

Admitting that there had been some delay in initiating talks in J&K, Vajpayee said, "We will soon have talks with all the parties and make efforts to find a solution to the Kashmir issue."

Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address to Parliament, he said change in international perspective on Kashmir was reflected in remarks made by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in Islamabad endorsing the Lahore peace initiative.

Maintaining that law would take its own course in the Ayodhya case, the Prime Minister said the government had never interfered in the legal process in any matter nor would it do so.

"Ever since our government assumed office, it has remained fully committed to the due process of law," he said, noting that unlike in the past, the NDA regime had never withdrawn any criminal case against any individual or individuals associated with the government.

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