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Chinese Minister to meet Menon Monday
New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) India is expected to share with
China evidence about involvement of Pakistan-based elements in
the Mumbai terror attacks when Chinese Vice-foreign Minister
He Yafei meets Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon Monday.
He Yafei, who will arrive here this evening, will also
meet National Security Adviser M K Narayanan. He Yafei is
also expected to meet External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee.
During his meeting with the Chinese Minister, Menon is
expected to share details of the Mumbai attacks which point to
involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba and other Pakistan-based
elements.
India has compiled a dossier of evidence which includes
confession of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested
during the attack, satellite phone intercepts and record of
logbooks recovered from a ship by which ten heavily armed
terrorists came from Karachi to Mumbai on November 26.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi had talked to
Mukherjee over phone a week ago during which the Indian leader
had told him about New Delhi having the evidence.
Yang, while agreeing that perpetrators of the attack
should be brought to justice, had advised that India and
Pakistan should hold dialogue for the benefit of the region.
Mukherjee urged the Chinese Foreign Minister to put
pressure on its ally Pakistan to act in a concrete manner so
that cross-border terrorism against India ends.
Yang had also talked to Pakistan foreign Minister Shah
Mahmood Qureshi over phone a week ago after which He Yafei
went to Islamabad.
He Yafei was told by Pakistani leaders that Islamabad is
ready to carry out a joint investigation into the Mumbai
attack and will take action against anyone found involved in
the terrorist incident if New Delhi shared evidence.
As part of its efforts to build international pressure
on Pakistan, India is seeking to use the influence of
Islamabad's allies China as also Saudi Arabia.
In the wake of Indo-Pak tensions, Saudi Foreign Minister
Saud Al-Faisal visited here about a week back. PTI
China evidence about involvement of Pakistan-based elements in
the Mumbai terror attacks when Chinese Vice-foreign Minister
He Yafei meets Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon Monday.
He Yafei, who will arrive here this evening, will also
meet National Security Adviser M K Narayanan. He Yafei is
also expected to meet External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee.
During his meeting with the Chinese Minister, Menon is
expected to share details of the Mumbai attacks which point to
involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba and other Pakistan-based
elements.
India has compiled a dossier of evidence which includes
confession of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested
during the attack, satellite phone intercepts and record of
logbooks recovered from a ship by which ten heavily armed
terrorists came from Karachi to Mumbai on November 26.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi had talked to
Mukherjee over phone a week ago during which the Indian leader
had told him about New Delhi having the evidence.
Yang, while agreeing that perpetrators of the attack
should be brought to justice, had advised that India and
Pakistan should hold dialogue for the benefit of the region.
Mukherjee urged the Chinese Foreign Minister to put
pressure on its ally Pakistan to act in a concrete manner so
that cross-border terrorism against India ends.
Yang had also talked to Pakistan foreign Minister Shah
Mahmood Qureshi over phone a week ago after which He Yafei
went to Islamabad.
He Yafei was told by Pakistani leaders that Islamabad is
ready to carry out a joint investigation into the Mumbai
attack and will take action against anyone found involved in
the terrorist incident if New Delhi shared evidence.
As part of its efforts to build international pressure
on Pakistan, India is seeking to use the influence of
Islamabad's allies China as also Saudi Arabia.
In the wake of Indo-Pak tensions, Saudi Foreign Minister
Saud Al-Faisal visited here about a week back. PTI
