Govt indicates next Foreign Secy-level talks in Islamabad

New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) Government on Monday indicated
that the next round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between
India and Pakistan will take place in Islamabad to take
forward the dialogue process.

"The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan came here for the
talks. So, perhaps it is the turn of Indian Foreign Secretary
to go to Pakistan. So, let us move step by step," External
Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here on the sidelines of the
India-Africa conclave here.
There is speculation that talks between the two sides
could take place later this month.
Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir had come to
India on February 24 for talks with Nirupama Rao during which
the Indian side made it clear that Pakistan has to take
effective and transparent action to stop acts of terror
emanating from its soil.
Krishna said, "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken
an initiative in good faith to hold Foreign Secretary level
talks with Islamabad."
Asked if Singh would meet his Pakistani counterpart in
Washington in April on the sidelines of the nuclear security
summit, the minister was non-committal, saying "Keep
speculating."
Addressing the conclave, Krishna said India will
establish 19 institutions to develop human resources and
capacities in Africa.
Krishna said under the e-networking project for 47
African countries, half of them were already connected and
efforts were underway to integrate the remaining.PTI AJD
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