New Delhi: India said the deadly Mumbai bomb blasts will have no
impact on the strategic dialogue with the US and peace talks with
Pakistan scheduled later this month.
"They are (on schedule).
There is no change in the scheduled visits of Secretary Clinton or the
Foreign Minister of Pakistan," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna
said.
He was interacting with the media on the sidelines of his
talks with Burhanuddin Rabbani, Chairman of the High Peace Council of
Afghanistan.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is arriving
here on Monday for the second round of the Indo-US Strategic Dialogue.
Krishna is expected to hold talks with the Pakistan Foreign Minister
towards the end of this month to review the progress of the bilateral
peace process that was revived earlier this year.
Ahead of the
ministerial talks, the foreign secretaries of the two countries are
expected to hold discussions. Krishna’s remarks come in the backdrop of
three serial bomb blasts in Mumbai last evening that left 18 people
dead and 81 injured.
The External Affairs Minister condemned
the "dastardly and heinous attacks on Mumbai" and said that the State
will do everything within its power to bring the guilty to justice at
the earliest.
“This is yet another grim reminder to everyone in
this region and our country that terror is a continuing threat to India
and it is necessary for all Indians to be ever vigilant of these
terrorist attacks”, he said. Rabbani, also a former Afghanistan
President, expressed sincere condolences on the precious innocent lives
lost in the Mumbai blasts.
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna
condemned the serial blasts that rocked Mumbai on Wednesday evening
calling it a ’heinous’ attack. He also said that this was just another
reminder that terror is a continuing threat to India.
"The
great city of Mumbai was again rocked by terror attacks. This is
Another grim reminder to everyone in this country and in the region
that terror is a continuing threat to India and that’s necessary for
all Indians to be vigilant. I condemn this dastardly heinous attack,"
Krishna said.
Krishna also confirmed that the visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Foreign Minister of Pakistan is on schedule. Online
