By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Friday termed as “positive” his meeting with his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna in Italy, saying “all issues were discussed in a cordial and friendly atmosphere”.
“I am hopeful that both countries will soon restart the composite dialogue as it is the only sensible way to move forward,” a private TV channel quoted Qureshi as saying.
Both foreign ministers are in Trieste for a G8 outreach conference.
India has repeatedly stated that the dialogue process, frozen in the wake of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, can resume only after Islamabad takes credible action against the alleged Pakistani perpetrators of the carnage.
It was agreed in the meeting that a schedule for a meeting of the foreign secretaries of the two countries would be announced soon, the foreign minister said, adding that the political leadership of both countries would meet in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in mid-July, after the meeting of the secretaries.