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Indo-Pak dialogue soon: Farooq

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said Friday that India and Pakistan would soon resume talks.

"The time is coming when negotiations between India and Pakistan will start," Abdullah told reporters in New Delhi. "I can't say when it will happen, but it will happen soon," he added.

Abdullah said he based his optimism on the fact that Islamabad had accepted New Delhi's unilateral Ramadan ceasefire.

Pakistan's subsequent withdrawal of troops from along the Line of Control dividing India and Pakistan was another indication of Islamabad's intentions for "better relations," the chief minister said.

New Delhi extended the ceasefire by another four weeks on December 20.

Abdullah's remarks on the possible resumption of talks between New Delhi and Islamabad came four days after Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said the atmosphere was not yet "conducive" for a bilateral dialogue.

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