The United States on Monday welcomed the agreements reached by India and Pakistan during Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's [Images] visit to New Delhi [Images].

The agreements outlined in the joint statement issued by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] and Musharraf are 'tangible breakthroughs that will allow for extensive people-to-people contacts and will contribute to improved prosperity," a senior State Department official said.

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"We welcome the commitments made over the weekend by India and Pakistan as outlined in their joint statement, including enhanced interaction and family reunification across the Line of Control [Images], expanding the frequency and type of transport such as bus transport and truck transport they talked about, and also their initiatives for promoting cross-border trade," the official added.