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Trust deficit a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan: US
Lalit K Jha
Washington, May 27 (PTI) Noting that the "trust
deficit" between India and Pakistan is a bilateral issue, US
Thursday said it is "gratified" that the leaders of the two
nations are moving in a direction to see that the dialogue
become deeper.
However, the US did not give any hint that it was
favourably considering Islamabad's request of helping it
reduce the trust deficit with India.
"The trust deficit, as it's been called, between India
and Pakistan is most significantly a bilateral issue between
them. We are friends with both countries. We have strong and
strengthening relationships with both countries," State
Department spokesman P J Crowley told reporters here.
Crowley said the US has encouraged both Pakistan and
India to enhance its dialogue in cooperation.
"We are gratified that both countries seem to be
moving in a direction to see that dialogue become deeper. So
we will continue to encourage both countries to pursue the
commitments that both have made and pledged publicly," Crowley
said.
The State Department spokesman was responding to
question about a report that Pakistan has urged the US to help
bridge gulf with India.
"We want the US to encourage India to take steps for
improving the human rights situation in Kashmir, moving
forward on Siachen and Sir Creek and agreeing to arbitration
on the Kishanganga hydropower project," a senior Pakistani
diplomat was quoted as saying by the popular Pakistani daily.
"The message has been conveyed by the Pakistani
leadership to the Obama administration through diplomatic
channels as Pakistan and India move towards the phased process
worked out by their foreign ministers early this month for
building trust and confidence before revival of peace talks
suspended in the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks," the
Dawn reported.
"Our two countries do need to build mutual trust and
confidence. It is, therefore, necessary that we engage each
other with sincerity of purpose with a view to settling our
differences and disputes and achieving peace and prosperity in
the region," Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit
said.
Pakistan is looking forward to a meaningful engagement
with India for freeing bilateral relations from disputes, he
added. PTI
Washington, May 27 (PTI) Noting that the "trust
deficit" between India and Pakistan is a bilateral issue, US
Thursday said it is "gratified" that the leaders of the two
nations are moving in a direction to see that the dialogue
become deeper.
However, the US did not give any hint that it was
favourably considering Islamabad's request of helping it
reduce the trust deficit with India.
"The trust deficit, as it's been called, between India
and Pakistan is most significantly a bilateral issue between
them. We are friends with both countries. We have strong and
strengthening relationships with both countries," State
Department spokesman P J Crowley told reporters here.
Crowley said the US has encouraged both Pakistan and
India to enhance its dialogue in cooperation.
"We are gratified that both countries seem to be
moving in a direction to see that dialogue become deeper. So
we will continue to encourage both countries to pursue the
commitments that both have made and pledged publicly," Crowley
said.
The State Department spokesman was responding to
question about a report that Pakistan has urged the US to help
bridge gulf with India.
"We want the US to encourage India to take steps for
improving the human rights situation in Kashmir, moving
forward on Siachen and Sir Creek and agreeing to arbitration
on the Kishanganga hydropower project," a senior Pakistani
diplomat was quoted as saying by the popular Pakistani daily.
"The message has been conveyed by the Pakistani
leadership to the Obama administration through diplomatic
channels as Pakistan and India move towards the phased process
worked out by their foreign ministers early this month for
building trust and confidence before revival of peace talks
suspended in the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks," the
Dawn reported.
"Our two countries do need to build mutual trust and
confidence. It is, therefore, necessary that we engage each
other with sincerity of purpose with a view to settling our
differences and disputes and achieving peace and prosperity in
the region," Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit
said.
Pakistan is looking forward to a meaningful engagement
with India for freeing bilateral relations from disputes, he
added. PTI
