President wants substantive talks with Indian PM
By Our Special Correspondent

ISLAMABAD—President General Pervez Musharraf Monday said he looked forward to making his talks with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "substantive" when they meet on the sidelines of the summit of Non-Aligned Movement in Cuba's capital Havana by end of this week.
Talking to reporters prior to his departure for Belgium, Cuba and the United States of America, the President said his talks with the Indian Prime Minister carry much importance.
"I hope and will make an effort to make the talks substantive, so that these are result oriented," he said.
Besides the Indian Prime Minister, the President saidhe would also hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders.
The President who arrives at Brussels on the first leg of his visit, will address at the Global Discourse on Kashmir, organised by the All Party Group for Kashmir in the European Parliament.
President Musharraf said he would have a "very substantive interaction" as there was active support over the issue of Kashmir and provide him an opportunity to express his views on the matter.
He said the European Union was an emerging power and the visit will give him an opportunity to interact. Musharraf is also to address the Foreign Relations Committee of the European Parliament.
"We will apprise them about the realities about Pakistan, its focus on counter terrorism, extremism and also address their concerns about democracy, human rights and tell them the facts," the President said.
About the NAM summit, the President said Pakistan will discuss significance of the issues related to NAM, specially the issues related to the third world and measures to watch their common interests.
About his address to the United Nations General Assembly, the President said he will elaborate on the strategic issues confronting the global community and suggest ways on how to deal with these.
"I will talk frankly and strongly, what I think of critical world issues," he added.
When asked whether he will be floating any fresh ideas at the UN General Assembly, he said he believes in bringing out strategies to deal with world issues, including those related to terrorism and extremism.
He said there was a need for an overall strategy and an implementation mechanism to address the issues.
"Unfortunately we are involved in tactics ofimplementation, with less focus on strategy, what is the end-objective and how to achieve it," he added.
He said in his meeting with President Bush, they will discuss bilateral issues. President Musharraf who has also been invited by President Bush to an Iftar at the White House, along with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, said the event has its own significance.
"We have already resolved our misunderstandings between Afghanistan and Pakistan during the recent visit to the neighbouring country."
"But maybe we consolidate that further, while we meet again with President Bush, so that in the future we have a concerted strategy and we trust each other in our fight against terrorism and extremism."