New Delhi: Building on the official-level talks, Foreign Ministers
of India and Pakistan would meet here on July 27 to discuss all aspects
of the bilateral relations, particularly focussing on issues like
terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir, trade and promotion of bilateral
exchanges, Indian foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Indian
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and newly-appointed Pakistan
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Kher would hold day-long talks.
It
would be preceded by a meeting of Foreign Secretaries of the two
countries on July 26; it was officially announced on Thursday by the
External Affairs Ministry. A similar statement was issued by the
Pakistan Foreign Office in Islamabad. A host of key issues including
Jammu and Kashmir, India’s concerns over terror, Siachen, Sir Creek,
trade, confidence-building measures and people-to-people contact will
be discussed.
At the talks, India is expected to raise concern
over the slow pace of 2008 Mumbai attack probe and trial in Pakistan.
The issue of Mumbai attacks came up during the talks between Foreign
Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistan counterpart Salman Bashir in
Islamabad last month.
In the meeting, India had pressed for
"satisfactory closure" of the trial in Pakistan of Mumbai terror attack
accused, saying it would help in normalization of ties.
After a
break since 26/11 attack, the two countries in February decided to
resume talks on all bilateral issues, which were earlier being
discussed under Composite Dialogue.
Subsequently, talks were held at levels of Defence, Interior and Commerce Secretaries and other official levels. Online
