PAK-INDIA 2 LST

Pakistan intended to discuss all these outstanding
issues when the Foreign Ministers of the two countries meet in
Islamabad on July 15, Basit said.
Basit indicated that the two sides had begun
preparing the grounds for the upcoming meeting between the
Foreign Ministers and a meeting between Pakistani Interior
Minister Rehman Malik and his Indian counterpart P Chidambaram
on the sidelines of a SAARC conference in Islamabad on June
26.
Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik
had yesterday called on Chidambaram to discuss the forthcoming
meeting of the interior ministers.
"Overall, I think both our countries agree that we
need to move forward in a sustained manner so that the
engagement process is not disrupted again," Basit said.
"There is also a realisation that it is important
that we take meaningful steps forward so that the trust
deficit between our two countries can be bridged," he added.
In response to a question on the possible inclusion
of India as a permanent member of an expanded UN Security
Council, Basit said Pakistan wants reforms of the world body
to make it democratic, representative and transparent.
"We do not really support the expansion in the
permanent category of the Security Council. We are working
within the framework of the UN for consensus with other
like-minded countries and we have put on the table our
proposals," he said. PTI