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No decision yet on Qureshi-Krishna meeting in New York: Pak
The possibilities of such a meeting 'are still being explored' through diplomatic channels though 'there is no decision as yet,' foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit told a weekly news briefing.
Updated : Sep 23, 2010, 02:58 PM IST
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Pakistan today said "no decision" had yet been made on a meeting between foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart SM Krishna on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York.
The possibilities of such a meeting "are still being explored" through diplomatic channels though "there is no decision as yet," foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit told a weekly news briefing.
Pakistan, he said, has always insisted on the resumption of a "comprehensive, meaningful, sustained and result-oriented" dialogue with India.
Pakistan will welcome it if India is willing to resume such a dialogue, he said.
At the same time, it was important for India to stop "ongoing atrocities in Kashmir," Basit said.
It is "incumbent on India to include the situation on the ground" if it is "genuinely looking forward to a result-oriented dialogue with Pakistan," he added.
Responding to a question on Krishna's invitation to Qureshi to visit India later this year, Basit said the trip is dependent on "whether India agrees to a comprehensive and sustained dialogue with Pakistan."
He pointed out that Qureshi has said on many occasions that it is important for India and Pakistan to get down to "real hard business" and to resolve disputes and normalise their relations instead of "meeting for the sake of meeting and photo-sessions."
Asked if Pakistan is setting conditions for Qureshi's visit to India, Basit replied: "There are no conditions because we have always said that Pakistan will never accept any pre-conditions for negotiations. But what we are saying is let's negotiate, let's talk on all issues. Unlike India's stance following the Mumbai attacks, our position is based on principles."
Pakistan wants negotiations that cover all issues and are comprehensive, sustained, meaningful and result-oriented, he maintained.
"I think logic demands that if the two countries are talking to each other and they are resuming their negotiations, they should be all-encompassing," he said.
