Saturday, September 23 2006 11:32 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Washington: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the Indo-Pak dialogue process, which isgoing to resume soon, should never break down as result of any kind of terrorist activities as that would mean playing into the hands of terrorists.

"Describing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a 'very positive and a very sincere person, Musharraf said the jointstatement issued after his meeting with Singh in Havana has 'seeds of success and forward movement' and that it is time for both the leaders to sit down to reach 'decisions and solutions'.



"Yes, the talks are going to start, and I believe that talks should never break down talks should never break down through any kind of terrorist activity, which we condemn and strongly oppose, because that is the view the aim and objectives of all terrorists is to make sure that these talks fail. So we'll be playing in their games if you are to allow the failure of talks because of these actions," Musharraf told students at the George Washington University yesterday.

"Having said that, I had a wonderful meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and I see him as a very positive and a very sincere person. The people of both the countries want peace and want us to succeed in resolving our disputes. And therefore it is up to the leadership to make sure that they get resolved," the Pakistani President added.

"The joint statement that both of us have issued has seeds of success and forward movement," Musharraf said.

"It is time that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and myself, we sit down and reach decisions and solutions, because I always believe that one should never suffer from paralysis through analysis," he said.