news details |
|
|
| We want peace: India tells Pakistan | | | Agencies
New Delhi, June 24: The Indo-Pak talks at the Foreign Secretary level in Islamabad concluded on Friday with Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir releasing a joint statement.
Both parties reiterated they needed to tackle terror jointly, with Nirupama Rao saying there was no place for military conflict in the 21st century.
"Ideology of military conflict should not have any place in the paradigm of our relationship in 21st century," said Nirupama Rao.
Pakistan has expressed satisfaction with the progress in the Samjhatha blasts probe - with Swami Agnivesh having been named in the chargesheet last week.
"There is every reason to be satisfied with the quality of discussions which were very productive and constructive," said Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir.
India today made it clear to Pakistan that resolution of the Kashmir issue cannot take place under the "shadow of gun" as the two countries concluded "satisfactory" talks which resulted in agreement on various confidence building measures (CBMs).
Two days of talks between Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her counterpart Salman Bashir ended here on a positive note paving the way for discussions between Foreign Ministers of the two countries in New Delhi next month.
India pressed for "satisfactory closure" of the trial in Pakistan of Mumbai terror attack accused, saying it would help in normalisation of ties. Pakistan wanted terrorism issue
to be addressed in a "collaborative" manner.
At a joint press conference at the Pakistan Foreign Office, Rao and Bashir struck a positive tone describing their discussions as "very constructive and purposeful".
Various nuclear and conventional CBMs were discussed during the talks and it was agreed to convene separate expert-level meetings on these subjects to strengthen the existing arrangements and consider additional measures later this year.
Both sides agreed to convene a meeting of the Working Group on Cross-LoC CBMs to recommend measures for strengthening and streamlining the existing trade and travel arrangements across the LoC and propose modalities for introducing additional Cross-LoC CBMs. The group will meet
next month.
The Indian Foreign Secretary made a pointed reference to the need to do away with "shadow of the gun and extremist violence" while dealing with the "complex issue" of Jammu and Kashmir.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
STOCK UPDATE |
|
|
 |
| BSE
Sensex |
 |
| NSE
Nifty |
|
|
| |
CRICKET UPDATE |
|
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
