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We forced India to talk:Mehmood Qureshi |
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 Islamabad: After India proposed two dates for the Foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, which are expected to take place New Delhi wants the dialogue to take place on either 18th February or 25th February.Pakistan has claimed
that it was New Delhi which had blinked not Islamabad.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said
that it was India which had talked about breaking their
"relationship" with us and turning their back on us.
Terrorism being the focus of the proposed talks. Other issues related to maritime security, consular services and confidence building may also be discussed during the proposed meeting in Delhi.,
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao had proposed a dialogue with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir over phone. Sources say India wants to open the dialogue process with Pakistan because it believes Islamabad has taken some positive steps in the recent past on the criminal investigation of culprits behind 26/11.
, "Pakistan has a clear stance regarding every issue be
it Kashmir or the water issue and we would not step back from
their stance," he said.
"But two days ago, India has approached and said they
want to sit and talk to us and want to resume their
relationship with us," Qureshi told a public meeting in Multan
in Punjab yesterday.
"Pakistan hasn't knelt... It didn't kneel. Pakistan
held its ground," the Pakistan Foreign Minister indulging in
rhetorics as a build up to the talks has started.
Qureshi said that Pakistan would present its case
before India claiming "our case is strong. It's not weak,
whether it be Kashmir or water or any other issue."
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Monday, 08 Feb 2010, 15:08 [IST] |
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