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Remove shadow of gun: India tells Pakistan
Islamabad: India on Friday made it clear to Pakistan that resolution of the Kashmir issue cannot take place under the shadow of gun as the two countries concluded 'satisfactory talks which resulted in agreement on various confidence building measures (CBMs).
Two days of talks between Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her counterpart Salman Bashir ended here on a positive note paving the way for discussions between Foreign Ministers of the two countries in New Delhi next month.
India pressed for "satisfactory closure" of the trial in Pakistan of Mumbai terror attack accused, saying it would help in normalisation of ties. Pakistan wanted terrorism issue to be addressed in a "collaborative" manner.
At a joint press conference at the Pakistan Foreign Office, Rao and Bashir struck a positive tone describing their discussions as "very constructive and purposeful".
Various nuclear and conventional CBMs were discussed during the talks and it was agreed to convene separate expert-level meetings on these subjects to strengthen the existing arrangements and consider additional measures later this year.
Both sides agreed to convene a meeting of the Working Group on Cross-LoC CBMs to recommend measures for strengthening and streamlining the existing trade and travel arrangements across the LoC and propose modalities for introducing additional Cross-LoC CBMs. The group will meet next month.
The Indian Foreign Secretary made a pointed reference to the need to do away with "shadow of the gun and extremist violence" while dealing with the "complex issue" of Jammu and Kashmir.
India, Pakistan discuss Kashmir during talks
India and Pakistan discussed Jammu and Kashmir on Friday during the crucial Foreign Secretary-level talks here, a day after Islamabad insisted that it remained the "core" isuue.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit, began talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir on Kashmir.
The two-day talks have been divided in three segments under which the issue of peace and security, including confidence building measures, was discussed on Thursday. After Jammu and Kashmir, the talks will be held on promotion of friendly exchanges.
On Friday, the two sides first held restricted talks in which Rao was accompanied by Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal and Joint Secretary (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran) Yash Sinha, which were followed by the delegation-level parleys.
Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani said Thursday evening that her country was looking for "forward movement" in the ongoing Foreign Secretary-level parleys, hoping that the two sides would not get caught in the status quo mode.
"What we don't want is to get caught in the status quo mode where we just reiterate our positions. Hopefully, this meting will give us more confidence to move forward," she told reporters.
When pointed out that there was a conflict over the issues of core concerns between the two countries with India calling terrorism as its prime concern and Pakistan sticking to Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Rabbani said "both can meet if both agree that terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir are the core concerns."
"If Kashmir is not core concern, then what is core concern?" Rabbani asked.
During the first round of talks on Thursday, India's concerns over terrorism and slow pace of Mumbai trial were discussed. The Samjhuta bombing case also came up, with both sides holding "substantive" deliberations in a "forward looking" approach.
"All aspects relating to peace and security have been discussed, and terrorism is an issue confronting both the countries, and of course it's very relevant to peace and security," Vishnu Prakash, official spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, said Thursday evening.
Pak Foreign Minister to visit India in July
India is looking forward to Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar's visit to the country next month for crucial talks between the two sides.
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said that its Foreign Minister will be travelling to India next month to take forward the bilateral peace process. "What we can deliver at this stage is that our Foreign Minister will be visiting New Delhi in July," Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said.
On the ongoing Foreign Secretary-level talks, Malik said, "they are going well."
Pakistan currently has Hina Rabbani Khar as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. But there are reports that Pakistan government has decided to elevate her to full-fledged cabinet rank ahead of crucial talks with India next month.
Even without elevation, India has already expressed its view that it will not have any hesitation in hosting Rabbani for the Foreign Minister-level talks in July. There has been a series of meetings between the two neighbours and the ongoing two-day Foreign Secretary-level talks is part of the preparation for the next month's meeting.
In preceding month, both countries have held a series of meetings on peace and security and Confidence Building Measures.
India says looking forward to Hina Rabbani's visit
India is looking forward to Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar's visit to the country next month for crucial talks between the two sides.
This was conveyed by Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is here on a two-day visit for talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, to Khar when she called on the Pakistani Minister on Friday morning.
During the meeting, Ms. Rao conveyed the greetings of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and "reiterated that Government of India looks forward to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs' visit to New Delhi next month," Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua said.
Khar spoke about "the importance that Pakistan attaches to the ongoing dialogue process and to the improvement of Pakistan-India relations." She said she was looking forward "very much to her meetings in New Delhi."
Rao said the ongoing meetings between the two sides were an effort to understand the complexities of the issues between them and build more trust and confidence. Khar hoped that the interactions will result in some forward movement.
Separately, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said this country's Foreign Minister will be travelling to New Delhi next month to take forward the bilateral peace process.
"What we can deliver at this stage is that our Foreign Minister will be visiting New Delhi in July," he said.
Pakistan currently has Khar as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, but there are reports that the government has decided to elevate her to full-fledged Cabinet rank ahead of crucial talks with India next month.
India has already expressed its view that it will not have any hesitation in hosting Khar for the Foreign Minister-level talks in July, even if she is not elevated.
Remove shadow of gun: India tells Pakistan - 1 - National News
Islamabad: India on Friday made it clear to Pakistan that resolution of the Kashmir issue cannot take place under the shadow of gun as the two countries concluded 'satisfactory talks which resulted in agreement on various confidence building measures (CBMs).
Two days of talks between Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her counterpart Salman Bashir ended here on a positive note paving the way for discussions between Foreign Ministers of the two countries in New Delhi next month.
India pressed for "satisfactory closure" of the trial in Pakistan of Mumbai terror attack accused, saying it would help in normalisation of ties. Pakistan wanted terrorism issue to be addressed in a "collaborative" manner.
At a joint press conference at the Pakistan Foreign Office, Rao and Bashir struck a positive tone describing their discussions as "very constructive and purposeful".
Various nuclear and conventional CBMs were discussed during the talks and it was agreed to convene separate expert-level meetings on these subjects to strengthen the existing arrangements and consider additional measures later this year.
Both sides agreed to convene a meeting of the Working Group on Cross-LoC CBMs to recommend measures for strengthening and streamlining the existing trade and travel arrangements across the LoC and propose modalities for introducing additional Cross-LoC CBMs. The group will meet next month.
The Indian Foreign Secretary made a pointed reference to the need to do away with "shadow of the gun and extremist violence" while dealing with the "complex issue" of Jammu and Kashmir.
India, Pakistan discuss Kashmir during talks
India and Pakistan discussed Jammu and Kashmir on Friday during the crucial Foreign Secretary-level talks here, a day after Islamabad insisted that it remained the "core" isuue.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit, began talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir on Kashmir.
The two-day talks have been divided in three segments under which the issue of peace and security, including confidence building measures, was discussed on Thursday. After Jammu and Kashmir, the talks will be held on promotion of friendly exchanges.
On Friday, the two sides first held restricted talks in which Rao was accompanied by Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal and Joint Secretary (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran) Yash Sinha, which were followed by the delegation-level parleys.
Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani said Thursday evening that her country was looking for "forward movement" in the ongoing Foreign Secretary-level parleys, hoping that the two sides would not get caught in the status quo mode.
"What we don't want is to get caught in the status quo mode where we just reiterate our positions. Hopefully, this meting will give us more confidence to move forward," she told reporters.
When pointed out that there was a conflict over the issues of core concerns between the two countries with India calling terrorism as its prime concern and Pakistan sticking to Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Rabbani said "both can meet if both agree that terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir are the core concerns."
"If Kashmir is not core concern, then what is core concern?" Rabbani asked.
During the first round of talks on Thursday, India's concerns over terrorism and slow pace of Mumbai trial were discussed. The Samjhuta bombing case also came up, with both sides holding "substantive" deliberations in a "forward looking" approach.
"All aspects relating to peace and security have been discussed, and terrorism is an issue confronting both the countries, and of course it's very relevant to peace and security," Vishnu Prakash, official spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, said Thursday evening.
Pak Foreign Minister to visit India in July
India is looking forward to Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar's visit to the country next month for crucial talks between the two sides.
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said that its Foreign Minister will be travelling to India next month to take forward the bilateral peace process. "What we can deliver at this stage is that our Foreign Minister will be visiting New Delhi in July," Pakistan High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said.
On the ongoing Foreign Secretary-level talks, Malik said, "they are going well."
Pakistan currently has Hina Rabbani Khar as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. But there are reports that Pakistan government has decided to elevate her to full-fledged cabinet rank ahead of crucial talks with India next month.
Even without elevation, India has already expressed its view that it will not have any hesitation in hosting Rabbani for the Foreign Minister-level talks in July. There has been a series of meetings between the two neighbours and the ongoing two-day Foreign Secretary-level talks is part of the preparation for the next month's meeting.
In preceding month, both countries have held a series of meetings on peace and security and Confidence Building Measures.
India says looking forward to Hina Rabbani's visit
India is looking forward to Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar's visit to the country next month for crucial talks between the two sides.
This was conveyed by Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is here on a two-day visit for talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, to Khar when she called on the Pakistani Minister on Friday morning.
During the meeting, Ms. Rao conveyed the greetings of External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and "reiterated that Government of India looks forward to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs' visit to New Delhi next month," Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua said.
Khar spoke about "the importance that Pakistan attaches to the ongoing dialogue process and to the improvement of Pakistan-India relations." She said she was looking forward "very much to her meetings in New Delhi."
Rao said the ongoing meetings between the two sides were an effort to understand the complexities of the issues between them and build more trust and confidence. Khar hoped that the interactions will result in some forward movement.
Separately, Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said this country's Foreign Minister will be travelling to New Delhi next month to take forward the bilateral peace process.
"What we can deliver at this stage is that our Foreign Minister will be visiting New Delhi in July," he said.
Pakistan currently has Khar as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, but there are reports that the government has decided to elevate her to full-fledged Cabinet rank ahead of crucial talks with India next month.
India has already expressed its view that it will not have any hesitation in hosting Khar for the Foreign Minister-level talks in July, even if she is not elevated.
Remove shadow of gun: India tells Pakistan - 1 - National News
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