By NNN-APP,
Peshawar : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the recent statement by the Indian Prime Minister expressing desire for talks with Pakistan on all issues was a follow up of Sharmal Shaikh.
Replying to a question at a press conference here, the Prime Minister recalled that an understanding was developed at the sideline of Sharmal Shaikh Conference that both the neighbors would settle their problems through talks as war was no solution to the problem.
He said the talks at Foreign Secretary and Foreign Minister levels had already been held in this regard.
Describing the statement by his Indian counterpart as a positive development, the Prime Minister reiterated that peace cannot return to this region till the resolution of the core issue of Kashmir.