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UN chief offers support for Indo-Pak talks

The talks were deferred after the deadly terror attacks in Pathankot.

The talks were deferred after the deadly terror attacks in Pathankot.

New York:

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has offered support for holding Indo-Pak talks to resolve outstanding issues between two countries.

-"Advice of the Secretary General would always be for 'on' in order to support the talks.-" Strphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary General said yesterday in response to a question on India and Pakistan.

-"Obviously, there are circumstances involved, but he's always been very supportive of the dialogue between the leaders of Pakistan and India in order to resolve a number of the outstanding issues at hand,-" Dujarric said.

India and Pakistan agreed mutually to defer the Foreign Secretary-level talks that were to take place in Islamabad this week. They have agreed to hold the parleys in the -"very near future-".

The talks were deferred after the deadly terror attacks in Pathankot.

India has sought action by Pakistan on the evidence provided for apprehending the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists suspected to have been involved in the January 2 attack. India has linked the fate of the talks to action by Pakistan.

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