NEW DELHI: A day after Indian officials acknowledged having asked Pakistan for Foreign Secretary-level talks, Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik met Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday evening to clarify the scope of the proposed dialogue and explore convenient dates.
India now awaits a response from the Pakistan side, with Mr. Malik promising to get back soon. At the 45-minute meeting, the two officials discussed “details relevant” to the forthcoming meeting of the Foreign Secretaries, said Vishnu Prakash, spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs. Addressing journalists, he described the meeting as “positive and constructive.”
via The Hindu : Front Page : India, Pakistan talks likely this month.
