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New Delhi: Foreign Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday made it clear that India is not in favour of resumption of the composite dialogue process with Pakistan till there is progress on Islamabads promises on anti-terror front.
Speaking to a news channel, Krishna said, The composite dialogue has been suspended for very good reason, the issues raised after the Mumbai attacks still remain and need to be addressed with high degree of seriousness.
He however made it clear that India is not averse to talking out issues with Pakistan provided terrorism remains the focal point of the deliberations.
We are willing to discuss all of Paks concerns but terror would be the focus of talks, Krishna said.
India and Pakistan are scheduled to hold Foreign Secretary level talks on February 25 in New Delhi.
Krishnas assertion on the way forward comes after the Union Cabinet made it clear India will go ahead with the talks, despite the Pune blast, but also pointed out that the dialogue process would be conditional till there is concrete action against terrorism emanating from Pak soil.
On the other hand, Pakistan says it wants "meaningful and result-oriented" talks with India, including the resumption of the stalled composite dialogue process."
Pakistan has also been harping about the centrality of the Kashmir issue in the Indo-Pak dialogue.
?No composite dialogue till Pak addresses terror concerns?
Speaking to a news channel, Krishna said, The composite dialogue has been suspended for very good reason, the issues raised after the Mumbai attacks still remain and need to be addressed with high degree of seriousness.
He however made it clear that India is not averse to talking out issues with Pakistan provided terrorism remains the focal point of the deliberations.
We are willing to discuss all of Paks concerns but terror would be the focus of talks, Krishna said.
India and Pakistan are scheduled to hold Foreign Secretary level talks on February 25 in New Delhi.
Krishnas assertion on the way forward comes after the Union Cabinet made it clear India will go ahead with the talks, despite the Pune blast, but also pointed out that the dialogue process would be conditional till there is concrete action against terrorism emanating from Pak soil.
On the other hand, Pakistan says it wants "meaningful and result-oriented" talks with India, including the resumption of the stalled composite dialogue process."
Pakistan has also been harping about the centrality of the Kashmir issue in the Indo-Pak dialogue.
?No composite dialogue till Pak addresses terror concerns?
