External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reaches Islamabad

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday reached Islamabad to attend a multilateral conference, during which she will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz and meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Swaraj will lead the Indian delegation at the 'Heart of Asia' 5th Ministerial Meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday. In Islamabad, she will hold talks with Aziz and call on the Pakistani Prime Minister.

Upon her arrival in Islamabad, Swaraj said that the Heart of Asia conference holds immense importance.

"Heart of Asia conference is important because its associated with Afghanistan, that is why I came specially to attend this. I will meet Pakistan's PM Nawaz Sharif and my counterpart Sartaj Aziz. Efforts will be on to improve relations," Swaraj said.

Aziz had said on Monday that the deadlock in Indo-Pak ties had eased to some extent and the focus of the meeting would be on the resumption of the stalled composite dialogue process.

Swaraj's visit comes three days after talks between the National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan in Bangkok, where they discussed terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir and a range of key bilateral issues apart from agreeing to carry forward the "constructive" engagement. 

EAM Sushma Swaraj arrives in Islamabad (source: PTV) pic.twitter.com/1SE12ldYml

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