Islamabad: Describing President Pervez Musharraf as Pakistan's "biggest leader", Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today (Jan 3, 2004) said he was someone India could talk to and hoped that he would come forward to improve relations between the two countries.

"Hum samajhthe hain ki Musharraf sahib ke saath hamari baatcheet ho sakti hai (I think there could be talks with Musharraf)," Vajpayee said in an interview to State-owned Pakistan Television which was telecast minutes after he arrived in Islamabad to a red carpet welcome to attend the three-day SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Summit beginning tomorrow.