Sartaj Aziz, foreign affairs adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Wednesday proposed January 16 for talks between the foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India.
“Pakistan is now waiting for India’s response to the proposed dates,” Dwan online quoted Aziz as saying.
The foreign secretary-level talks between the two countries will be held in Islamabad, Aziz said.
In the meeting held between Sharif and
the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of the
‘Heart of Asia’ conference here earlier this month, Swaraj said Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pakistan during 2016.
Both the countries have agreed to
reinitiate a comprehensive dialogue process, Swaraj had said during a
joint press conference later.
The foreign secretaries’ dialogue will
include matters related to peace and security, Kashmir, Siachen, Sir
Creek, Wullar Barrage, Tulbul Navigation Project, economic and
commercial cooperation, counter-terrorism, narcotics control,
humanitarian issues, people-to-people exchanges and religious tourism.
The national security advisers of
Pakistan and India had a brief and unannounced meeting in Bangkok, which
followed an informal and short meeting between the prime ministers of
both the countries in Paris at the World Climate Summit.
Source : IndianMediaBook - Press Briefing
