Islamabad: European Union (EU) Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana arrived here on July 27, officials said, amid renewed international efforts to ease tensions between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan.

Solana, who arrived here after talks in New Delhi, is due to meet with Pakistani Foreign Affairs Minister Inamul Haq and President Pervez Musharraf on the second leg of his South Asian tour.

"The two sides will discuss political and security matters that include the present military standoff," a Foreign Ministry official said as Solana went into talks with Haq.

The official said Pakistan wanted to end the impasse, which centres on alleged militant incursions into Indian Kashmir.

"What we could do, we have already done and now it is up to India to move forward towards peace," he said.

Solana told a news conference in New Delhi after talks with Indian leaders on July 26 that he would urge Pakistan to do more to curb Islamic rebels allegedly sneaking into Indian Kashmir to carry out bloody raids.

"I will convey really that according to the leaders of India, cross-border terrorism has not disappeared," Solana said.

"It is true that it has diminished, but it still exists, and I will discuss this with President Musharraf tomorrow (Saturday)."

Solana will move on to Kabul for talks with President Hamid Karzai on July 28 as part of a weeklong tour of Asia and the Middle East.

On July 29 he will be in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders including President Mohammad Khatami and Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi.

As Solana leaves Islamabad, US Secretary of State Colin Powell is due to arrive in the region, first travelling to New Delhi and then coming here for talks with Musharraf.