Rice Urges Pakistan Over Mumbai Attacks Response

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NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that Pakistan should cooperate fully and transparently with India's investigation into last week's Islamic militant attacks on Mumbai.

Speaking in the Indian capital at a joint press meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee after talks with him, Rice urged Islamabad to respond "swiftly and transparently" to New Delhi's accusations that the gunmen came from across the border.

"Pakistan needs to act with urgency and with resolve and cooperate fully and transparently," Rice told reporters before going into talks with Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee. She is also to meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

"That message will be delivered to Pakistan," said Rice, who was expected to fly to Islamabad on Thursday.

"This is a time for everyone to cooperate and to do so transparently, and especially a time for Pakistan to do so," she added.


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