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Pakistan FO reiterates NSA talks not possible with India’s preconditions - thenews.com.pk
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office announced on Saturday night that the NSA talks are not possible with India’s preconditions.
A press release by the FO stated: “Pakistan has carefully analysed the contents of the Press Conference of the Indian Minister for External Affairs, Mrs. Sushma Sawaraj this afternoon. We have come to the conclusion that the proposed NSA level talks between the two countries would not serve any purpose, if conducted on the basis of the two conditions laid down by the Minister.”
“While the Indian Minister accepts that, to ensure durable peace between the two countries, there is a need to discuss all outstanding issues through a sustained dialogue process, started in 1998 as Composite Dialogue and renamed as Resumed Dialogue in 2011, she then unilaterally restricts the agenda to only two items: creating an atmosphere free from terrorism and tranquility on the LoC.”
“It is equally important to recall that terrorism was always a part of the eight point composite dialogue and it was always discussed simultaneously with other issues between the Interior Secretaries. It is not reasonable for India to now assume the right to decide unilaterally that from now onwards, other issues will be discussed after terrorism has been discussed and eliminated.”
“The main purpose of any dialogue between India and Pakistan is to reduce tensions and restore trust as a first step towards normalisation. If the only purpose of NSA level talks is to discuss terrorism, then instead of improving the prospects for peace it will only intensify the blame game and further vitiate the atmosphere. That is why Pakistan had suggested that apart from discussion on terrorism related issues, the two sides should also discuss modalities and if possible a time schedule, for discussions on all outstanding issues including Kashmir, Siachen and Sir Creek, in keeping with the understanding of the Ufa statement. That is the only way to improve the prospects for peace between the two countries.”
“As regards the second pre-condition regarding meeting with Hurriyat leaders, it has been pointed out repeatedly that it has been a long-standing practice that whenever Pakistani leaders visited India during the past 20 years, they have been meeting Hurriyat leaders. It would be inappropriate for India to now impose the condition of changing this longstanding practice.”
“Pakistan, therefore, reiterates that the scheduled NSA level talks cannot be held on the basis of the preconditions set by India.”
Pakistan calls off ‘pre-conditional’ talks with India: FO spokesperson
By Kamran Yousaf
Published: August 22, 2015
PHOTO: PID
ISLAMABAD: Noting the pre-conditions set forth by Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Sawaraj for the proposed national security adviser level talks, the foreign office said on Saturday evening that such a dialogue cannot be held.
According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan had carefully analysed contents of the Sawaraj’s press conference.
“We have come to the conclusion that the proposed NSA level talks between the two countries would not serve any purpose, if conducted on the basis of the two conditions laid down by the minister.”
Read: Ready to visit New Delhi without any preconditions: Aziz
Foreign office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah said that while Sawaraj had admitted that talks on all outstanding issues were key to durable peace between the two countries, but then had unilaterally restricted the agenda to only two items: creating an atmosphere free from terrorism and tranquility on the LoC.
“Considering that many terror “incidents” blamed initially by India on Pakistan eventually turned out to be fake, it is not improbable that India can delay the Resumed Dialogue indefinitely by concocting one or two incidents and keeping the LoC hot.”
Rejecting Sawaraj’s assertions on keeping the agenda strictly to terrorism, he contended that terrorism had always been part of the eight point composite dialogue, being discussed simultaneously with other issues between the interior secretaries. “It is not reasonable for India to now assume the right to decide unilaterally that from now onwards, other issues will be discussed after terrorism has been discussed and eliminated.”
Read: India says no peace talks with Pakistan if Hurriyat leaders involved
Khalilullah said that the main purpose of any dialogue between India and Pakistan is to reduce tensions and restore trust as part of normalization of ties. He argued that if the only purpose of NSA level talks was to discuss terrorism, then instead of improving the prospects for peace it will only intensify the blame game and further vitiate the atmosphere.
“That is why Pakistan had suggested that apart from discussion on terrorism related issues, the two sides should also discuss modalities and if possible a time schedule, for discussions on all outstanding issues including Kashmir, Siachen and Sir Creek, in keeping with the understanding of the Ufa statement. That is the only way to improve the prospects for peace between the two countries.”
On the pre-conditions over meeting with Hurriyat leaders, the spokesperson said that it was inappropriate for India to now impose the condition of changing what had been a longstanding practice for the past 20 years.
“Pakistan, therefore, reiterates that the scheduled NSA level talks cannot be held on the basis of the preconditions set by India.
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office announced on Saturday night that the NSA talks are not possible with India’s preconditions.
A press release by the FO stated: “Pakistan has carefully analysed the contents of the Press Conference of the Indian Minister for External Affairs, Mrs. Sushma Sawaraj this afternoon. We have come to the conclusion that the proposed NSA level talks between the two countries would not serve any purpose, if conducted on the basis of the two conditions laid down by the Minister.”
“While the Indian Minister accepts that, to ensure durable peace between the two countries, there is a need to discuss all outstanding issues through a sustained dialogue process, started in 1998 as Composite Dialogue and renamed as Resumed Dialogue in 2011, she then unilaterally restricts the agenda to only two items: creating an atmosphere free from terrorism and tranquility on the LoC.”
“It is equally important to recall that terrorism was always a part of the eight point composite dialogue and it was always discussed simultaneously with other issues between the Interior Secretaries. It is not reasonable for India to now assume the right to decide unilaterally that from now onwards, other issues will be discussed after terrorism has been discussed and eliminated.”
“The main purpose of any dialogue between India and Pakistan is to reduce tensions and restore trust as a first step towards normalisation. If the only purpose of NSA level talks is to discuss terrorism, then instead of improving the prospects for peace it will only intensify the blame game and further vitiate the atmosphere. That is why Pakistan had suggested that apart from discussion on terrorism related issues, the two sides should also discuss modalities and if possible a time schedule, for discussions on all outstanding issues including Kashmir, Siachen and Sir Creek, in keeping with the understanding of the Ufa statement. That is the only way to improve the prospects for peace between the two countries.”
“As regards the second pre-condition regarding meeting with Hurriyat leaders, it has been pointed out repeatedly that it has been a long-standing practice that whenever Pakistani leaders visited India during the past 20 years, they have been meeting Hurriyat leaders. It would be inappropriate for India to now impose the condition of changing this longstanding practice.”
“Pakistan, therefore, reiterates that the scheduled NSA level talks cannot be held on the basis of the preconditions set by India.”
Pakistan calls off ‘pre-conditional’ talks with India: FO spokesperson
By Kamran Yousaf
Published: August 22, 2015
PHOTO: PID
ISLAMABAD: Noting the pre-conditions set forth by Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Sawaraj for the proposed national security adviser level talks, the foreign office said on Saturday evening that such a dialogue cannot be held.
According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan had carefully analysed contents of the Sawaraj’s press conference.
“We have come to the conclusion that the proposed NSA level talks between the two countries would not serve any purpose, if conducted on the basis of the two conditions laid down by the minister.”
Read: Ready to visit New Delhi without any preconditions: Aziz
Foreign office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah said that while Sawaraj had admitted that talks on all outstanding issues were key to durable peace between the two countries, but then had unilaterally restricted the agenda to only two items: creating an atmosphere free from terrorism and tranquility on the LoC.
“Considering that many terror “incidents” blamed initially by India on Pakistan eventually turned out to be fake, it is not improbable that India can delay the Resumed Dialogue indefinitely by concocting one or two incidents and keeping the LoC hot.”
Rejecting Sawaraj’s assertions on keeping the agenda strictly to terrorism, he contended that terrorism had always been part of the eight point composite dialogue, being discussed simultaneously with other issues between the interior secretaries. “It is not reasonable for India to now assume the right to decide unilaterally that from now onwards, other issues will be discussed after terrorism has been discussed and eliminated.”
Read: India says no peace talks with Pakistan if Hurriyat leaders involved
Khalilullah said that the main purpose of any dialogue between India and Pakistan is to reduce tensions and restore trust as part of normalization of ties. He argued that if the only purpose of NSA level talks was to discuss terrorism, then instead of improving the prospects for peace it will only intensify the blame game and further vitiate the atmosphere.
“That is why Pakistan had suggested that apart from discussion on terrorism related issues, the two sides should also discuss modalities and if possible a time schedule, for discussions on all outstanding issues including Kashmir, Siachen and Sir Creek, in keeping with the understanding of the Ufa statement. That is the only way to improve the prospects for peace between the two countries.”
On the pre-conditions over meeting with Hurriyat leaders, the spokesperson said that it was inappropriate for India to now impose the condition of changing what had been a longstanding practice for the past 20 years.
“Pakistan, therefore, reiterates that the scheduled NSA level talks cannot be held on the basis of the preconditions set by India.
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