Indo-Pak Foreign Secy level talks in September: Pak FO
August 29th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.29 (ANI): The Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level talks will be held in mid September in New York, the Pakistan Foreign Office has said.
According to sources, India Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will meet her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir on the margins of the 64th UN General Assembly.
Sources said the prime focus in the meeting would be on preparing the agenda for the forthcoming talks between the Foreign Ministers of both countries.
The date and venue for the talks is yet to be finalized, The Dawn reports.
Pakistan’s dilly dallying attitude over prosecuting Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed, the prime accused in the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, has cast a shadow over the much awaited dialogue between India and Pakistan.
It may be recalled that the Secretary level talks between both countries in Sharm-el-Sheikh on the margins of the NAM summit had failed to produce any substantial results.
Despite some initial positive signals, the talks which were expected to set the tone of the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh with his Pakistan counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani, failed to achieve any major breakthrough.
Diplomatic analysts, who are keeping a close watch on the developments, believed that the success of the secretary level talks was directly related to the resumption of the stalled composite dialogue, but for the time being neither country has revealed the future course of action.
Mixed signals coming from Islamabad on the appeal in the Supreme Court against the release of Saeed seem to have done the real damage. (ANI)
- Pak's failure to 'incarcerate' Saeed behind 'failed' Indo-Pak Secy level talks: Analysts - Jul 15, 2009
- Pak accepts India's proposal for foreign secretary level talks on February 25 - Feb 12, 2010
- Pak must take 26/11 perpetrators to task for talks with India to continue: Editorial - Jul 17, 2010
- India expresses disappointment over 26/11 mastermind Hafeez Saeed being let off - May 25, 2010
- Now, 'non state actor' Saeed dictates India policy to Pak masters - Jul 14, 2010
- Pak to raise 'all core issues' with India during Feb.25 foreign secretaries meet - Feb 13, 2010
- Indo-Pak foreign secretary level talks on February 25 - Feb 12, 2010
- Pak wants 'wide-ranging' talks with India - Feb 12, 2010
- Indo-Pak dialogue to gain momentum in Islamabad next week - Jun 18, 2010
- UPA's Pakistan policy in shambles: Advani - Jul 25, 2010
- Mere leads, not sufficient evidence provided by India against Saeed: Pak - Apr 25, 2010
- India should arrest Thackeray for 'hate speeches' as we did Saeed: Pak FO - Apr 23, 2010
- India to Pakistan: Talks depend on tackling cross-border terror - Sep 19, 2009
- Feb.25 Indo-Pak talks 'exploratory' ones: Qureshi - Feb 24, 2010
- Times Square bomber not Pakistani but naturalised American citizen: Qureshi - May 10, 2010
Tags: bashir, close watch, composite dialogue, dr manmohan singh, foreign ministers, foreign office, forthcoming talks, gilani, india and pakistan, indian prime minister, manmohan, manmohan singh, mixed signals, nam summit, nirupama rao, prime focus, saeed, september in new york, substantial results, un general assembly
