India and Pakistan Foreign Secretaries agreed to
initiate number of steps to bridge the trust deficit between the two
countries and said they have been trying for the last two years to
begin meaningful dialogue to resolve all issues. The top diplomats of
India and Pakistan held their formal talks on various issues in
Islamabad on Thursday to nudge forward their slow-moving peace process.
Expressing satisfaction over the talks, Pakistan Foreign Secretary
Salman Bashir, said that both the countries need to work on 'peace and
security' to resolve all outstanding issues. Meanwhile, asserting that
the meeting was held in an open and constructive atmosphere, Indian
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said both the countries realised that
development is the rationale for the future. ANI
