Pak willing for talks in 3rd country
Islamabad, Dec 22: Pakistan Foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said his country was willing to talk to India in any third country.
While briefing country’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Qureshi said Pakistan is ready to talk to India in any third country. “We want resumption of dialogue process to resolve all outstanding issues,” he said.
Qureshi, however, said, India is not serious in reviving the dialogue process because of its political weaknesses.
He warned that non revival of dialogue process will strengthen the terrorist elements in the two countries. “In order to defeat the terrorists, it has become more important for the two countries to revive the stalled dialogue process,” Qureshi said.
The Pakistan foreign minister said resolution of Kashmir issue is must for restoration of peace and tranquility in South Asia. “Pakistan will continue to offer political and diplomatic support to Kashmiris,” he said.
Terming Kashmiris as a basic party to the Kashmir dispute, he said their involvement in any dialogue process is must. “Without their involvement, dialogue process will not be result oriented”, he added
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Talks after action on 26/11: India
New Delhi, Dec 22: India Tuesday said it is not in a position to resume the composite dialogue with Pakistan till "vigorous prosecution" is mounted against the accused in the 26/11 case.
"We know seven people have been arrested, but we would like to see a vigorous prosecution mounted in the 26/11 case) and we would like others to be caught," minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor told reporters here.
"We have seen such terrible indications of how the planning, execution, financing, training and guiding of these (26/11) killers took place from Pakistani soil. So until that action takes place, we are obviously not in a position to resume the composite dialogue," he said replying to questions on the issue of resumption of Indo-Pak talks.
Tharoor said, “Our prime minister has said very clearly 'you (Pakistan) take the first step, we will reach you more than half-way. That first step has not been taken”.
India has been demanding prosecution of LeT chief Hafiz Saeed and has handed over several dossiers to Pakistan in connection with the case.
Tharoor said, "One point of view is very simple. We can talk to people but the talking can only take place in an environment where both sides have confidence that something substantial would result and then some progress will follow”.
"We can certainly talk to Pakistan when the time comes. Let them show us that they are serious in their understanding that those who have harmed India are the very same forces that threaten them, (and) they understand that we have the same enemies rather than any other approach. Then we will have a basis to talk," he said.
Tharoor told reporters here last night that the Government wants to see everyone involved in the Mumbai terror attacks case is brought to justice and has not let anyone off the hook.
"As far as we are concerned, we are pursuing what we need to do. Our colleagues in the home ministry are working very hard on this dossier," he said.
"The issue matters to us. We want to see everyone involved in the 26/11 (strikes) to be brought to justice. We are not letting anyone off the hook and we are not letting down our guard," he said.
Tharoor said the ministries were dealing "very seriously" with matters connected with the Mumbai carnage.
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