Moscow: Any rise or fall in the number of terrorists crossing into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan does not mean much to India; what New Delhi wants is complete dismantling of infrastructure that supports anti-India terrorism, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said on May 16.

"The level of infiltration is not an indicator of terrorism. Infiltration is like a tap, which can be turned on or off… There is a need to destroy the reservoirs of terror and the pipes through which it flows," Sinha said, addressing the Moscow-based Indian community.

He said he conveyed this message to Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, during their meeting here on May 13.

Describing Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's latest initiative for normalisation of relations with Pakistan as "historic", Sinha, however, said this time there would not be any "summit" with Pakistan "until all issues are settled at official level".

Sinha also told the Indian community that he has strongly taken up issues like visa and other problems concerning expatriate Indians with the Russian leadership.

Sinha left on May 16 night for St Petersburg.

In Moscow, Sinha had extensive exchange of views on bilateral trade and economic co-operation with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and leaders of Russian business community.

"I am going back with very good overall impression, it was a complete visit," Sinha told Indian media.

On May 16, he signed the protocol of Indo-Russian Inter Governmental Commission (IRIGC) along with Russian Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Ilya Klebanov.

"I am very happy at the outcome, we have broken a fresh ground," Sinha said.

After spending two nights in St Petersburg, Sinha flies on May 18 to London to attend Commonwealth Ministerial meet.

PTI