External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday arrived in Islamabad to attend a multilateral conference, during which she will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz and meet Prime
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday arrived in Islamabad to attend a multilateral conference, during which she will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz and meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Immediately after arriving in Islamabad, she said relationship between the two countries should be better and that she will hold talks with Pakistani leaders to find ways to improve bilateral ties.
-"I have come with the message that ties between the two countries should be good and move forward,-" said Swaraj, who is here to lead the Indian delegation at the 'Heart of Asia' 5th Ministerial Meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Swaraj said 'Heart of Asia' conference is important because it's associated with Afghanistan, that is why I came specially to attend this.”
“It is necessary and appropriate for me to hold talks with Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and his Adviser Sartaz Aziz to discuss bilateral issues,” said the minister.
She refused to share what she would be discussing with Pakistani leaders, but said, -"What will happen during the talks will be known after meeting.-"
Adopting a cautious approach over the agenda of talks between Swaraj and Aziz, Indian officials said they will see how the meeting goes and if there will be any point of convergence.
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.
