Indian Foreign Minister Krishna arrives in
Pakistan
Friday September 07, 2012 02:40:37 PM,
Jaideep Sarin, IANS
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Islamabad: Indian
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday arrived here on a
three-day visit that will see him hold talks with his Pakistani
counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar amid New Delhi's concerns on threats
of terror emanating from various quarters in Pakistan.
India has made it clear that terrorism, and particularly the 26/11
attack, would remain a "core issue" as both sides review the
second round of the dialogue process, revived in February 2011
after a long hiatus following the Nov 26-28, 2008, terror siege of
Mumbai.
While the foreign secretaries - India's Ranjan Mathai and
Pakistan's Jalil Abbas Jilani - will meet Friday, Krishna will
hold talks with Khar Saturday in an effort to take forward the
process of fence mending between the two wary neighbours.
Both ministers will also co-chair the plenary of the
India-Pakistan Joint Commission Saturday.
Krishna, who was last in Pakistan in July 2011, will spend some
time in Lahore Sunday on the way back. He will meet political,
business and civil society leaders before heading back home.
Other issues likely to figure in the talks are confidence building
measures (CBMs), release of prisoners as well as trade and border
issues.
Over 60 Indian mediapersons are accompanying the Indian external
affairs minister.
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