21.   India and Pakistan have fought two wars over the divided Himalayan state.

22.   India has accused Pakistan of aiding Moslem militants in the divided state.

23.   India has consistently ruled out a role for the UN in settling the dispute with Pakistan over the divided Himalayan state of Kashmir.

24.   India, which holds the southern two-thirds of the divided state, accuses Pakistan of arming and training Moslem separatists in Kashmir.

25.   India accuses Pakistan of fomenting insurgency in the divided state, the cause of two wars between the neighbours.

26.   India, which holds the southern two-thirds of Kashmir, accuses Pakistan of fomenting unrest in its zone of the divided state.

27.   Annan said a solution to the issue of the divided state of Kashmir was in the interests of both countries to create conditions for future development.

28.   Both countries continued to trade heavy fire on the border of the divided Himalayan state of Kashmir on Saturday, leaving several people injured on both sides.

29.   The offer comes amidst increased violence in the Indian zone of the divided state by pro-independence groups.

30.   The MPs will also visit camps for Kashmiris set up in the Pakistani administered northern third of the divided state.