Lausanne (Switzerland): Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on June 2 said there was global support for India's stand that cross-border terrorism should end before talks can begin with Pakistan.

US President George Bush had promised to take up the issue with President Pervez Musharraf when the Pakistan ruler meets him in Washington later this month, he told a press conference, winding up his three-nation tour.

Vajpayee said leaders of the five permanent members of UN Security Council, including China, during their talks with him welcomed India's peace initiative with Pakistan and observed that they would make efforts to see cross-border violence ends.

Asked whether Bush had promised that he would put pressure on Musharraf to ensure stoppage of cross-border terrorism, the Prime Minister said he did not say it that way.

To a question whether he was convinced if the US would persuade Pakistan, Vajpayee said, "let's see".

PTI