Singh to take up terror issues with Musharraf in Havana
PM Manmohan Singh said he would raise India’s concerns on terrorism when he meets Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana next week on the sidelines of the NAM Summit.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: PM Manmohan Singh said he would raise India’s concerns on terrorism when he meets Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in Havana next week on the sidelines of the NAM Summit. “I will be raising the issue of terrorism as it affects both countries,” Mr Singh said.
Mr Singh and Mr Musharraf are scheduled to be in Cuba during September 11-16 for the summit of the 116-member Non-Aligned Movement. Observing that the confidence-building measures (CBMs) were making progress, Mr Singh said India was ready to look into all outstanding issues with Pakistan.
There has been a lot of progress in the CBMs and the last two years saw more people-to-people contacts than was expected, Singh said, citing visits to India by leaders from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as also to PoK by leaders from Jammu and Kashmir.
Asked whether he was satisfied with steps taken by Islamabad to contain terrorism, the prime minister contended if he was satisfied, “why should there have been interruption in talks?”. Foreign secretary-level talks slated to be held in July were put off by India in the wake of the July 11 Mumbai bomb blasts as the needle of suspicion pointed to the Pakistan-based terror group Lashker-e-Taiba.
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