Tuesday, July 11 2006 18:26 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Washington: The Indo-Pak composite dialogue to resolve contentious issues, including Kashmir, came up for discussion between visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri and his US counterpart Condoleezza Rice here.

The topic of discussion during the meeting yesterday included the composite dialogue and the need to resolve the f Kashmir issue, Kasuri told Pakistani journalists.

The focus was on Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and mostly the US-Pak bilateral relations, he said.

The recent missile testing of Agni III by India was not discussed during the meeting, which was followed by a working lunch.

"We didn't discuss India's missile test, because, we have been conducting our own. And, in the case of Pakistan, we do it when we feel we need it for scientific purposes. No. We did not discuss that," Kasuri said.

The Pakistani Foreign Minister expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the multi-billion dollard F-16s package as also the administration's push in Congress for nearly US$ 740 million as the annual instalment of the USD 3 billion multi-year assistance package.

Kasuri also played down differences with Washington over Afghanistan maintaining that there was not only a 'complete unanimity of views' but that the US knows what Pakistan is doing.

"There are no differences (between Pakistan and United States), and the US understands what we are doing," he said.