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| Indo-Pak Foreign Secy level talks to resume on Nov 13 | | |
New Delhi, Oct 17 The Indo-Pak composite dialogue will resume on November 13 when the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries meet here to consider a wide range of issues, including giving shape to the joint anti-terror mechanism through which India will offer evidence of Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai blasts.
Shivshankar Menon, who took over as Foreign Secretary on October one after serving as High Commissioner in Islamabad, will have discussions with his Pakistani counterpart Riaz Mohammad Khan on November 13 and 14 and review the progress of the peace process covering key bilateral issues.
The dialogue had been interrupted as the meeting of the Foreign Secretaries, which was to be held in July, was put off following the terror attacks in Mumbai that vitiated the atmosphere.
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf having agreed at Havana last month to set up the joint anti-terror mechanism, the Foreign Secretaries are expected to discuss its modalities including how many representatives each side will have on it and at what level.
The hope in New Delhi is that this mechanism would be in place soon after these talks. Thereafter, India will submit "credible evidence" of Pakistani involvement in the July 11 blasts in Mumbai that left nearly 200 people dead.
India is likely to provide evidence, including phone records, showing involvement of ISI and Pakistani nationals in the blasts. It may seek handing over of those involved to the Indian investigating authorities. |
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