With India and Pakistan agreeing to resume dialogue, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj told Parliament on Monday, "Whenever we talk, it is based on trust."
Ms Swaraj was replying to lawmakers in the Lok Sabha who wanted to know if India can trust Pakistan again. "When we have decided there will be no third party mediation, we will need to talk to each other," she said.
She said that "continued estrangement" between the two sides has been hampering peace and prosperity in the region, which is a shared vision of the two countries.
Pakistan has assured India it will expedite the Mumbai terror attacks case, she said in both Houses. The case is being heard in anti-terrorism court in Islamabad. A number of Lok Sabha members had also asked the minister to clarify on terrorism.
Her visit to Islamabad last week, she said, will be followed by 'Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue' with Pakistan. The process will explore cooperation in trade and connectivity, people-to-people exchanges and humanitarian issues. "The new Dialogue, we sincerely hope, marks a new beginning also for peace and development in the whole region," she said.
Ms Swaraj was replying to lawmakers in the Lok Sabha who wanted to know if India can trust Pakistan again. "When we have decided there will be no third party mediation, we will need to talk to each other," she said.
She said that "continued estrangement" between the two sides has been hampering peace and prosperity in the region, which is a shared vision of the two countries.
Pakistan has assured India it will expedite the Mumbai terror attacks case, she said in both Houses. The case is being heard in anti-terrorism court in Islamabad. A number of Lok Sabha members had also asked the minister to clarify on terrorism.
Her visit to Islamabad last week, she said, will be followed by 'Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue' with Pakistan. The process will explore cooperation in trade and connectivity, people-to-people exchanges and humanitarian issues. "The new Dialogue, we sincerely hope, marks a new beginning also for peace and development in the whole region," she said.
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