In a first formal proposal of holding a dialogue the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking resumption of dialogue between the two nuclear-powered countries.
Khan has called for a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries – Sushma Swaraj and Shah Mehmood Qureshi – on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York scheduled later this month.
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PM Modi has called for a ‘meaningful and constructive’ engagement between the two countries. The PM had noted that India was committed to peaceful neighbourly ties with Pakistan.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. pic.twitter.com/2FZRci3d50
— ANI (@ANI) September 20, 2018
In his first speech after winning the general elections, the PTI chief had said that he was keen to improve relations with India and wanted work to resolve all outstanding issues through dialogue.
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Mentioning Kashmir as the core issue of dispute between the two nations, Khan had said it was about time that the two countries sat across the table and discussed the issues of concern.
The two nations have not held significant talks since 2015 when Swaraj had gone to Islamabad for Heart of Asia conference. The ties between the two countries have been strained after Pakistan-based terror groups launched attacks in India in 2016.
India has made it clear to Pakistan on several occasions that ties and terror would not go together.
Pakistan had also sought US help earlier this month, saying it wanted peace on the eastern border in order to concentrate on the western border with Afghanistan.
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