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Pakistani-Indian FMs to meet in Islamabad
Islamabad, May 12, IRNA -- Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Tuesday that his Indian counterpart S.M.Krishna will travel to Islamabad on July 15 for talks on key issues, raising hopes for the revival of the stalled bilateral dialog process.
India had put a pause on ‘Composite Dialog’ after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based militant group ‘Lashkar-e-Taiba’.
Prime Ministers and other leaders from both countries met on several occasions but India has yet to agree on the resumption of complete dialog process unless action is taken against those behind the Mumbai attacks.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani met his Indian counterpart in Bhutan last month on the sidelines of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit.
The two foreign ministers agreed on the talks on the Islamabad’s meeting in their 25-minute telephonic talks on Tuesday, Qureshi told a news conference.
Indian Home Minister will also visit Islamabad next month for a regional conference of interior ministers, the Foreign Minister said.
The Indian Home Minister will hold bilateral talks with Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the conference of the SAARC on June 26th.
The Indian Foreign Secretary will accompany the Home Minister who will hold a meeting with Pakistani Foreign Secretary to lay grounds and to do ground work for the FMs meeting, Qureshi said.
“I will visit New Delhi after the Islamabad meeting at mutually convenient date for the next round of talks,” the Pakistani Foreign Minister said.
He said that he and Indian Minister for External Affairs and recognized that this is very important engagement and important step forward in bilateral relation.
Qureshi said that he has started process of consultations in the country ahead of engagement with India and on Monday invited former foreign ministers, former foreign secretaries and former ambassadors for consultations.
Qureshi added that the parliamentary committee on foreign relations and security issues will also be taken into confidence to adopt a consensus approach for talks.
In reply to a question, the Foreign Minister said that all outstanding issues between the two countries will be taken up in talks with India.
Qureshi said there is recognition in both the countries that there is no quick solution to disputes and that both acknowledge that dialogue is the only way forward to find out solution to problems.
“We have also an understanding that we will not allow act of terrorism to impede the dialogue process and the process must be irreversible,” the Pakistani Foreign Minister said./end
India had put a pause on ‘Composite Dialog’ after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based militant group ‘Lashkar-e-Taiba’.
Prime Ministers and other leaders from both countries met on several occasions but India has yet to agree on the resumption of complete dialog process unless action is taken against those behind the Mumbai attacks.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani met his Indian counterpart in Bhutan last month on the sidelines of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit.
The two foreign ministers agreed on the talks on the Islamabad’s meeting in their 25-minute telephonic talks on Tuesday, Qureshi told a news conference.
Indian Home Minister will also visit Islamabad next month for a regional conference of interior ministers, the Foreign Minister said.
The Indian Home Minister will hold bilateral talks with Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the conference of the SAARC on June 26th.
The Indian Foreign Secretary will accompany the Home Minister who will hold a meeting with Pakistani Foreign Secretary to lay grounds and to do ground work for the FMs meeting, Qureshi said.
“I will visit New Delhi after the Islamabad meeting at mutually convenient date for the next round of talks,” the Pakistani Foreign Minister said.
He said that he and Indian Minister for External Affairs and recognized that this is very important engagement and important step forward in bilateral relation.
Qureshi said that he has started process of consultations in the country ahead of engagement with India and on Monday invited former foreign ministers, former foreign secretaries and former ambassadors for consultations.
Qureshi added that the parliamentary committee on foreign relations and security issues will also be taken into confidence to adopt a consensus approach for talks.
In reply to a question, the Foreign Minister said that all outstanding issues between the two countries will be taken up in talks with India.
Qureshi said there is recognition in both the countries that there is no quick solution to disputes and that both acknowledge that dialogue is the only way forward to find out solution to problems.
“We have also an understanding that we will not allow act of terrorism to impede the dialogue process and the process must be irreversible,” the Pakistani Foreign Minister said./end
