‘Pakistan taking steps to improve ties with India’
19 July 2013 11:11 PM GMT
Pakistan has taken several initiatives, including the revival of back channel diplomacy, to improve ties with India, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday.
Sharif informed visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who called on him at his office, about the ‘initiatives aimed at improving relations with India, including the revival of back channel diplomacy and the resumption of the dialogue process’.
Hague expressed full support for all initiatives to normalise ties between India and Pakistan, according to a statement issued by Sharif’s office.
The statement did not give details of all the Pakistani initiatives to improve ties with India though Sharif has appointed former Foreign Secretary Shahryar Khan to spearhead Track II diplomacy and hold talks with India officials to prepare the ground for resolving outstanding issues.
Sharif informed visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who called on him at his office, about the ‘initiatives aimed at improving relations with India, including the revival of back channel diplomacy and the resumption of the dialogue process’.
Hague expressed full support for all initiatives to normalise ties between India and Pakistan, according to a statement issued by Sharif’s office.
The statement did not give details of all the Pakistani initiatives to improve ties with India though Sharif has appointed former Foreign Secretary Shahryar Khan to spearhead Track II diplomacy and hold talks with India officials to prepare the ground for resolving outstanding issues.
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