In his meetings with President Boris Yelstin, Clinton said they had renewed their commitment to persuade India and Pakistan to reverse their arms race, the US embassy here said in response to questions.

Asked if Clinton wanted a halt to Indo-Russian military ties, it said ``There was no such discussion''.

``Neither the President nor other senior officials asked any country to suspend its military relationship with either India or Pakistan although several have taken steps in the area of economic or security cooperation to signal their concern and to provide incentives to India and Pakistan to move in the direction favoured by the international community,'' it said.

Reports from Moscow following the Clinton-Yeltsin summit had claimed that Washington had put pressure on Moscow to scrap its defence cooperation with New Delhi unlessthe latter signs the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty unconditionally.

Moscow has also clarified that Indo-Russian defence cooperation was not part of the agenda of the summit.

The American embassy said Washington and Moscow had joined together at meetings of the five nuclear powers, group of eight industrialised nations and the United Nations Security Council in agreeing that India and Pakistan need to adhere to global non-proliferation goals and to reduce tensions through renewal of their dialogue.

It said the May nuclear tests by India and Pakistan had heightened global concerns about the two countries continuing rivalry, cross-border tensions and prospects of a nuclear and missile race in South Asia.

``We are seeking to discourage any steps which could aggravate tensions between the two countries,'' it added.