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Pak identifies 'eight issues' for meaningful, sustained dialogue with India | Responding to New Delhi 's overture, Pakistan has said that it wants a sustained and meaningful dialogue with India , and has identified 'eight issues' for discussions, which also include the Kashmir issue and water disputes. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson
Abdul Basit welcomed India 's proposal, saying it is the only way forward for
resolving issues between both countries. In an interview with private television
channel, Basit described the recent proposal by India of holding foreign secretary
level talks as a 'positive' move, and said Islamabad always wanted result-oriented
engagements with India to discuss a number of issues, including terrorism. Basit
stressed that terrorism alone can not be made a subject of discussion between
two countries, as there are plenty of issues which also needed to be resolved
amicably. "If the Indians think this is possible, it would not be an appropriate
approach to restart the engagement," The Daily Times quoted Basit, as saying.
Earlier, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik met Foreign Secretary
Nirupama Rao and said that Islamabad wants Kashmir and other bilateral issues
to be included in dialogue with India . Addressing the media after holding a meeting
with Foreign Secretary for nearly an hour, Malik said: "We are not going to shy
away on the issue of terrorism. We will discuss it, as we also have issues related
to terrorism." He also said that Pakistan would raise the Kashmir issue with India
on every forum possible. On Thursday, India had proposed foreign secretary level
talks with Pakistan , and said a key issue that could be discussed during the
talks would be counter-terrorism. According to sources, India would approach the
talks with a positive frame of mind to create an atmosphere of peace and stability
in the region. |
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