Should keep engaging Pak: Krishna

KRISHNA-PAK

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jun 4 (PTI) Indian External Affairs
Minister S M Krishna Friday said the trust deficit between
India and Pakistan can be "reduced" and "eliminated" only
through dialogue though things are "not moving in the
direction we want to".
At the same time, Krishna also expressed displeasure
at Pakistan's investigations into the Mumbai attacks, saying
"things are not moving in the direction we want."
He said the decision to resume dialogue was taken by
the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan.
"I am looking forward to going to Islamabad. My effort
would be to start with there is a trust deficit between the
two countries. This visit would be address that trust
deficit," he told reporters here.
"That (trust deficit) can be reduced and eliminated
only if we keep talking and meeting each other... we are just
giving try. I am hopeful that Pakistan will not find wanting
in India's efforts to reach out," Krishna, who would be
travelling to Islamabad on July 15, said.
The Minister recalled Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh's statement that he would go more than half the way if
Pakistan takes action against those responsible for the Mumbai
attacks.
"Well, things are not exactly going as per our
estimates, but nonetheless, we can't give up, we will have to
keep engaging Pakistan, we will have to keep talking to them
and that is what we intend doing," he said.
On Taliban, he said there is no doubt it was a
terrorist organisation, but if it denounces violence and
disassociates itself with other militant outfits they may be
integrated into the mainstream.
"The leadership of the Afghan government and people to
– if they are willing to do business with Taliban and that is
disassociate itself with all the terrorist organisations and
subscribe to the rule of law, the constitution of Afghanistan,
subscribe to the lawfully constituted government of
Afghanistan. If these lines are accepted then perhaps
President Karzai would be in a position to talk to them," he
said. PTI LKJ
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