New Delhi, April 17, SPA -- The leaders of India and Pakistanbegan talks Sunday aimed at taking forward a peace process begun nearly 15 months ago. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Gen.Pervez Musharraf appeared relaxed after spending nearly twohours at New Delhi's Ferozeshah Kotla stadium watchingcricket teams from both their countries competing in aday-long match. Singh and Musharraf smiled and shook hands in front ofHyderabad House, a stately pink sandstone mansion in theIndian capital where diplomatic meetings are held. The leaders were to discuss all the major irritants thathave beleaguered India-Pakistan relations for almost 60years during their talks, including the Kashmir dispute. Singh and Musharraf were also expected to discuss moreconfidence building measures in Kashmir, with both sidesproposing an easier flow of trade and tourist traffic, andshared responsibility for preserving the ecological wealthof the scenic, mountainous province. Musharraf, who arrived in India Saturday for his firstvisit in four years, said he brought with him "a messageof peace," and the hope that the two neighbors could enddecades of suspicion and antagonism. "It is with a degree of optimism that we look forward toPresident Musharraf's visit," Indian Foreign SecretaryShyam Saran said shortly after Musharraf arrived. "It will be an informal, relaxed visit, celebrating thecricketing bonds between the two countries and at the sametime taking advantage of this opportunity to engage in avery wide-ranging and fruitful dialogue," Saran said. On his way to New Delhi, Musharraf stopped at the desertcity of Ajmer, where he visited the shrine of a 12thcentury Muslim saint and said he "prayed that in the timesto come, all differences between India and Pakistan areresolved and peace returns."--SPA1119 Local Time 0819 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/255216