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Pakistan committed to peace with India: Envoy

| | Aug 20, 2014, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS) After India cancelled talks with Pakistan at the foreign secretary level over the involvement of Kashmir separatist leaders, its envoy in India Abdul Basit said his country is committed to peace and normal relations with India and would not let the efforts go waste.

"Pakistan wants a normal relation with India," said Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit in New Delhi addressing media the foreign correspondent's club.

"Pakistan stands by its commitment, stands by the vision articulated by it, we attach a lot of importance to have a normal relation with India," he said.

"Time has come that we need to move forward," he said.

"We should engage in a comprehensive and meaningful dialogue process," he said, adding that "since our PM met in Delhi we have come a long way in business and economic cooperation."

He said "we are moving in the positive track and this positivity will be sustained."

"Pakistan is moving ahead with sincerity of purpose and we should not lose hope," he said.

On so many things the two countries see eye to eye, he said, adding that if SAARC is vitalized there would be betterment.

"We would not allow this process to be distracted," he said.

He said meeting the Hurriyat and Kashmir leaders is nothing new as they are doing it for years and years and years, but Pakistan is always committed to a peaceful solution.

He said it was done to engage all stakeholders to find a viable solution since the issue should be seen dispassionately.  "Just solution is our aim. Look at it dispassionately. That is our aim," he said.

He said Pakistan will pursue solutions and the setback from the cancellation of talks will not detract them.

The Narendra Modi government in New Delhi called off talks with Pakistan scheduled in Islamabad on Aug 25 between the two foreign secretaries after Pakistan envoy invited and met the separatist leaders of Kashmir in New Delhi.

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