Indo-Pak talks aim at reducing trust deficit: Krishna

KRISHNA

New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) India's External Affairs Minister
S M Krishna Thursday said one should not pre-judge the outcome
of the new initiative for talks between India and Pakistan as
these were primarily aimed at reducing the "trust deficit"
between the two neighbours.
"Let us not pre-judge the outcome. An initiative has been
taken by Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and PM
Manmohan Singh. This is primarily to reduce the trust deficit.
This is a confidence building measure," Krishna told
reporters.
He said this in reply to a question on whether the Sir
Creek issue would figure in the Indo-Pak talks. He was
speaking on the sidelines of the All India Annual Conference
for Haj.
Gilani and Manmohan Singh met during the South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in
Bhutan in April which saw restoration of dialogue between the
two countries after nine months. India had asked Pakistan to
take action against the 26/11 Mumbai attack accused living in
the neighbouring country before talks could be resumed.
When asked about China's attempt to build a rail link
with Pakistan through Karakoram, Krishna said, "Our National
Security Advisor (NSA) went to China as Prime Minister's
emissary. I have not got a chance to discuss the issue with
him yet. But we are closely watching what is happening."
National Security Advisor (NSA) Shiv Shankar Menon had
visited China last week to discuss bilateral issues. PTI RC
MRD


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