US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in India hoping to ease tensions between India and Pakistan after last week's attacks in Mumbai.She is to meet India's prime minister and foreign minister. There has been no word on any possible visit Pakistan.
"I want to consult with the Indian government on what we can do to help," AFP news agency quoted Ms Rice as saying ahead of the visit.
"I am going to, of course, express solidarity with the Indian people. This was a horrible attack," she said.
She has urged India and Pakistan to remain in contact and work together to find those behind the attack.
Mean while, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari denied his nation was involved in last week's deadly attacks on Mumbai, India, and told CNN on Tuesday he's seen no evidence that a suspect in custody is a Pakistani national as Indian officials claim.
Zardari confirmed he is willing to have Pakistani security officials participate with India in a joint investigation.
"The state of Pakistan is in no way responsible," Zardari told King. "... Even the White House and the American CIA have said that today. The state of Pakistan is, of course, not involved. We're part of the victims, Larry. I'm a victim. The state of Pakistan is a victim. We are the victims of this war, and I am sorry for the Indians, and I feel sorry for them."
Asked about the suspect in custody, Zardari said: "We have not been given any tangible proof to say that he is definitely a Pakistani. I very much doubt it, Larry, that he is a Pakistani."
He said Pakistan is looking into the allegation, but added, "Like I said, these are stateless individuals. ... We've had incidents the past two days in Karachi where we've lost more than 40 to 45 people, hundreds injured. These are stateless actors who are moving throughout this region."
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