Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz today said it would not be fair to expect much from the talks scheduled in Islamabad next month between the foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India.
Speaking to Radio Pakistan's Current Affairs programme about the possibility of peace between Pakistan and India, Mr Aziz said it would not be fair to expect instant resolution of all issues between the two countries.
"And therefore, initially focus would be on reduction of tension and maintenance of calm on the Line of Control to provide relief to the people living across LoC," he said.
He said in a meeting between prime ministers of India and Pakistan in Lahore on Friday, it was decided that foreign secretaries of the two countries would meet in mid-January to decide details of dialogue on all issues.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took the world by surprise by making a "stopover" in Lahore on his way back home from Kabul to greet Mr Sharif on his 66th birthday.
Prime Minister Modi also attended a wedding function of Mr Sharif's grand-daughter at the latter's Raiwind home on the outskirts of Lahore.
Addressing a round-table interaction on Kashmir in the capital Islamabad, he, however, said that Pakistan would continue to support the Kashmir cause but wants a peaceful solution to the issue.
Mr Rashid said war is no solution to any dispute which could be resolved through talks.
Speaking to Radio Pakistan's Current Affairs programme about the possibility of peace between Pakistan and India, Mr Aziz said it would not be fair to expect instant resolution of all issues between the two countries.
"And therefore, initially focus would be on reduction of tension and maintenance of calm on the Line of Control to provide relief to the people living across LoC," he said.
He said in a meeting between prime ministers of India and Pakistan in Lahore on Friday, it was decided that foreign secretaries of the two countries would meet in mid-January to decide details of dialogue on all issues.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took the world by surprise by making a "stopover" in Lahore on his way back home from Kabul to greet Mr Sharif on his 66th birthday.
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Prime Minister Modi also attended a wedding function of Mr Sharif's grand-daughter at the latter's Raiwind home on the outskirts of Lahore.
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Addressing a round-table interaction on Kashmir in the capital Islamabad, he, however, said that Pakistan would continue to support the Kashmir cause but wants a peaceful solution to the issue.
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Mr Rashid said war is no solution to any dispute which could be resolved through talks.
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