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Mori asks Musharraf to rein in terrorism

Japanese Prime Minister Yashiro Mori Thursday said he has asked Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf to take steps to control terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and to create an environment conducive to resumption of dialogue with India.

"Terrorism is an enemy of the international society. We are aware that terrorism is a serious problem for India....it was very painful for me to learn about the brutal act of terrorism perpetrated at the beginning of this month when a positive move for putting an end to violence in Kashmir had just commenced," he said addressing a meeting on 'Japan-India Global Partnership in the 21st Century' at the FICCI here.

Maintaining that there could be no justification for terrorist acts, Mori said: "A few days ago I emphasised to Gen Musharraf the need to take steps for an early return to democracy, to control terrorism and to create an environment conducive to resumption of dialogue with India."

Mori, who arrived in India on August 21 from Pakistan, said the efforts to resolve problems of any kind through dialogue should not be abandoned. "Only through dialogue can you understand the other side."

Mori said Japan had welcomed the Lahore visit of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee last year in the hope that direct dialogue between India and Pakistan would help ease tensions in South Asia. "However, the fighting that broke out in Kargil after the visit betrayed Vajpayee's good intentions," he said.

Emphasising that Japan and India shared a common goal of creating a nuclear free world, Mori said he strongly expected New Delhi's early signature to CTBT "in order that we can take initiatives together for nuclear disarmament and further promote our amicable relations."

PTI

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