Indo Pak Talks: Bridging the Truth Deficit
India and Pakistan discussed all bilateral issues at the foreign secretary level talks and described they have accepted the modalities for restoring trust and confidence for comprehensive sustained and meaningful dialogue.
Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao conveyed India's concerns on terror and the trial of the 26/11 offenders to her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir yesterday. The main agenda of the meeting is to bridge the trust deficit between the two countries. The talks will also prepare the agenda for the foreign minister level talks in July.
As a part of reconciliation process, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has invited his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna to Islamabad.The meeting will be held on July 15 at Islamabad. India also conveyed the concern about the rise in infiltration,ceasefire violations and asked to stop Lashkar from making public statements against India.Pakistan asked for a joint initiative to counter terrorism. The two sides also discussed and exchanged proposals on humanitarian issues and cross LoC trade.
Both the Foreign secretaries addressed a joint press conference in Islamabad after their talks. All are looking forward to the meeting of the home ministers where the core issue of terror will be discussed in detail.“I don’t think any progress has been made. We must wait until Mr Chidambaram’s meeting that will prove if Pakistan is willing to do anything on 26/11 investigation. They would wait for final meeting (between the foreign ministers of the two countries on July 15), where if there is any progress it will be announced. ’’ Said former foreign secretary Lalit Mansingh.
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