Islamabad,Sept 17 (NNN-PTI) Describing the outcome of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "victory" for the peace process, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said it would establish peace, stability and development in the region.
The meeting with Singh on the sidelines of the 14th NAM summit in Havana yesterday was very fruitful, said Musharraf, who arrived in New York from the Cuban capital to address the UN General Assembly session.
"One should not term the outcome (of talks with Singh) as a victory or defeat. It is a victory for the peace process," the Pakistan President was quoted as saying by the state-run PTV.
Musharraf said that yesterday's meeting and the joint statement issued after that was a good sign for resolving issues and bringing peace in the region.
It would establish peace, stability and development in the region, the General said.
The joint statement issued after the meeting said that India and Pakistan have decided to resume Foreign Secretary-level talks at the earliest in New Delhi, and to set up a joint anti-terrorism institutional mechanism.
In New York, the Pakistani leader said that in his speech to the UN General Assembly, he would call for addressing the root causes of terrorism by the international community at large.
Musharraf would be in the US for the next 10 days during which he is also scheduled to visit Washington to meet US President George W Bush
and later launch his biography titled 'In the Line of Fire' on Sept 25 in New York.