RAWALPINDI: President Z.A. Bhutto and the visiting United Nations SecretaryGeneral, Dr Kurt Waldheim, this evening [Feb 7] had 70 minutes` talks, and both said afterwards that these were `helpful and fruitful`. Speaking at a dinner given in honour of Dr Waldheim ... President Bhutto ...

said that Pakistan was interested in the solution of the totality of problems, and would welcome every initiative from the UN.

He also pointed out that bilateral commitments between the nations did not preclude multilateral efforts through the United Nations for the solution of problems. The Secretary-General ... agreed with the President`s point of view that commitments between India and Pakistan under the Simla Agreement did not mean that the United Nations was excluded from taking initiatives in bringing about solutions. ...

The President declared that as far as Pakistan was concerned, at the heart of the problems lay the future of Pakistani prisoners of war. Pakistan demanded the release of the POWs by India unconditionally. The POWs were being kept by India as hostages. ... The President reiterated that Pakistan was always prepared to discuss with India and the Muslim Bengal various issues. News agencies