The president assured Vajpayee that Russia would not tolerate Pakistan's anti-India tirade.
Russia also emphasised the need for Pakistan to implement its assurances about ending support to cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and dismantling all terror factories on its territories.
Vajpayee shakes hands with Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, as Putin looks on, at Kremlin.
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