By IRNA,
Islamabad : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan wants friendly relations with its neighbours.
Talking to private TV channel, he said, “We want peace, cooperation, friendship with our neighbours as it is in the best interest of the country.”
To a question he said, “During a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister, I said that Pakistan strongly condemns terrorist act in Mumbai, has sympathy with the Indian government and ready to extend its cooperation to probe the incident.”
He said he told the Indian Foreign Minister that Pakistan itself is the victim of terrorism and both the countries can jointly defeat menace of terrorism.
To a question he said blame game will not help resolve the issue of terrorism.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have extended full support to Indian government for probing the terrorist act in Mumbai.
The Minister said Indian media has to play a responsible role.
To a query he said that Pakistan and India have come closer to each other but elements involved in the Mumbai tragedy do not want to see improved relations between the two countries. He said both the countries have to identify these elements.
Qureshi said whole world jointly needed to fight with the issue of terrorism as it is a global menace.