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Qureshi expects to visit India early 2011 but says environment must be right
Singapore: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said he expects to visit India early next year, but the “environment must be right.”
"I feel the need to continue to engage in a dialogue," he told Press Trust of India PTI news agency after delivering a lecture on 'Pakistan in the Next Decade: Prospects & Challenges at S Rajaratnam Schools of International Studies here. Qureshi underlined need for right environment to hold talks as he was not satisfied with the outcome of July 2010 meeting with his Indian counterpart SM Krishna. He also stressed need to bridge "trust deficit" between India and Pakistan, saying both neighbours would have to build confidence for mutual and regional benefits. Qureshi who is in Singapore on three-day visit, in his lecture and question, answer session, focused on peace and prosperity in South Asia and need for India and Pakistan to have a mindset change in progressing further, especially in helping achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan.
He condemned 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, sympathized with family of those who lost their lives, including a Singapore lady and her daughter. “We would want to see those responsible for Mumbai attacks charged in court of justice.” He stressed need to fight the terrorists and insurgents. But he pointed out that India and Pakistan alone would not be able to tackle them and would need support of international community in fighting the menace. "The terrorists have done damage to Pakistan and killed people of Pakistan," he said, adding that his government would fight these elements despite challenging conditions on the ground. Foreign Minister spoke of Pakistan's support for Afghanistan government, pointing out that Pakistan increased deployment of security personnel along the border to check on terrorist movements with its neighbour. “But more terrorists were coming in from Afghanistan than those from Pakistan moving into Afghan territory,” he stated. “There are more check posts on Pakistan side of border than on Afghanistan side to check terrorist movements,” he said at lecture attended by some 200 Singapore-based scholars.
Singapore: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said he expects to visit India early next year, but the “environment must be right.”
"I feel the need to continue to engage in a dialogue," he told Press Trust of India PTI news agency after delivering a lecture on 'Pakistan in the Next Decade: Prospects & Challenges at S Rajaratnam Schools of International Studies here. Qureshi underlined need for right environment to hold talks as he was not satisfied with the outcome of July 2010 meeting with his Indian counterpart SM Krishna. He also stressed need to bridge "trust deficit" between India and Pakistan, saying both neighbours would have to build confidence for mutual and regional benefits. Qureshi who is in Singapore on three-day visit, in his lecture and question, answer session, focused on peace and prosperity in South Asia and need for India and Pakistan to have a mindset change in progressing further, especially in helping achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan.
He condemned 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, sympathized with family of those who lost their lives, including a Singapore lady and her daughter. “We would want to see those responsible for Mumbai attacks charged in court of justice.” He stressed need to fight the terrorists and insurgents. But he pointed out that India and Pakistan alone would not be able to tackle them and would need support of international community in fighting the menace. "The terrorists have done damage to Pakistan and killed people of Pakistan," he said, adding that his government would fight these elements despite challenging conditions on the ground. Foreign Minister spoke of Pakistan's support for Afghanistan government, pointing out that Pakistan increased deployment of security personnel along the border to check on terrorist movements with its neighbour. “But more terrorists were coming in from Afghanistan than those from Pakistan moving into Afghan territory,” he stated. “There are more check posts on Pakistan side of border than on Afghanistan side to check terrorist movements,” he said at lecture attended by some 200 Singapore-based scholars.
