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　　The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan called for a new "cooperative'
relationship between their two countries Wednesday, as they held their first
meeting since peace talks resumed earlier this year.Following their talks in the
Indian capital, New Delhi, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said relations
were "on the right track." The two officials agreed during the meeting to work
together to combat terrorism and increase trade.Before the meeting, Krishna had
told reporters that cooperation with Pakistan is in the interest of peace, not
only for the two nations, but for "the entire region and beyond."
        　　Pakistan's newly-appointed foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said ties
between the nuclear-armed neighbors should not be "held hostage by the past."
Wednesday's talks also were expected to focus on the disputed region of
Kashmir.On Tuesday, Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani
counterpart, Salman Bashir, met in New Delhi to lay the groundwork for
Wednesday's higher-level talks. The two foreign secretaries discussed
confidence-building measures including cross-border trade and travel through
Kashmir.Peace talks between the South Asian neighbors resumed in February,
nearly two years after 166 people were killed in an attack by Pakistani
militants in India's financial capital, Mumbai.