Pakistan wants talks to be based on Sharm-el-Sheikh pact

[CONNAN]

April 28th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI -Pakistan wants talks to be based on Sharm-el-Sheikh pact

Thimphu, April 28 (ANI): Ahead of Thursday’s talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan has reportedly indicated that it would like the discussions to be a follow up of the talks held at the Egyptian resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh in July last year.

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said the two countries should hold talks based on Sharm-el-Sheikh agreement.

It is pertinent to mention that the Sharm-el-Sheikh pact signed in Egypt in July 2009 delinked terrorism from talks.

Pakistan’s pre-condition for talks has come despite India’s well-known position that it is against delinking terrorism from talks’ agenda.

Earlier in the day, India’s Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan would hold a bilateral meet on Thursday.

In a statement, MEA spokesman Vishnu Prakash said:”It has been agreed through diplomatic channels that the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan will have a bilateral meeting tomorrow, Thursday the 29th of April.”

India suspended its formal peace process with Pakistan in November 2008 after Pakistan-based militants carried out terrorist attacks on Mumbai on November 26, 2008, and left over 160 persons as killed and many others injured.

Indian position has been that Pakistan must bring to justice the perpetrators of 26/11 to carry forward the talks-process between the countries.

During the Sharam-el-Sheikh meet in July,2008, Mr. Gilani’s blame on India that it was interfering in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province was viewed as an attempt by Pakistan to deflect attention from its own terrorism problem.

In February, India and Pakistan Foreign secretaries held talks in New Delhi but made little progress.

Meanwhile, in the latest developments on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani shook hands during the official dinner hosted for all the Heads of States here in Thimphu.

 

[r3alist]

good move!!

 

[bluefox]

Sharm-el-Sheikh --->meaning sheik apne kartooton pe sharminda hein!!!
Who cares wat Gop wants!!!
in india pakistan diplomatic terms only ""Jiska laathi uska Bhais"" works...its sad though..

 

[karan.1970]

Kuch nahi niklega iss mein se.. These talks are destined to fail even before they start

 

[shaktiman2010]

MMS will give more than Sharm-el-shaikh this time - "Pakistan is victim of terror, I will announce a special Huj subsidy package to assuage their concerns".

Wait a minute, what Huj subsidy to Indian muslims has to do with Pakistan and terrorism?

Only MMS knows.

 

[James007]

no results at all

 

[Prometheus]

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said the two countries should hold talks based on Sharm-el-Sheikh agreement.

arre miyan........kya baat karte ho...........Sharm-el-sheikh toh tabi pani mein doub geya jab Mr.Gilani neih bola "We have got a Diplomatic victory over India"

abb bhai kaise expect karte ho

 

[James007]

arre miyan........kya baat karte ho...........Sharm-el-sheikh toh tabi pani mein doub geya jab Mr.Gilani neih bola "We have got a Diplomatic victory over India"

abb bhai kaise expect karte ho

diplomatic victory in the eyes of pakistanis and 4 the pakistanis whether it was happened or no

 

[nakodo]

Lookie now who wants to play spoil sport! This after insisting to the extent of pleading with any1 willing to listen to reach this point vis-a-vis India.

 

[kugga]

ab mazeed meetings kar k awaam ka paisa zaya karein gay....hona tou phr bi kuch nai hai

 

[James007]

ab mazeed meetings kar k awaam ka paisa zaya karein gay....hona tou phr bi kuch nai hai

janaab yeh to aap sahi keh rahein hai,actually this talks are 4 sake of talks