India for peaceful resolution of all issues with Pak: Prez

New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) Indian President Pratibha Patil
Monday said the government would seek a peaceful resolution of
all issues with Pakistan through talks as long as it does not
allow its soil to be used for terror activities against India.
"With Pakistan, we seek a peaceful resolution of issues
through a meaningful dialogue so long as Pakistan does not
allow its soil to be used for terrorist activities against
India," she said in her address to a joint sitting of
Parliament.
The government's foreign policy priority remained
promotion and creation of an environment that is conducive to
the socio-economic transformation of India, she said.
"The pursuit of peace, shared prosperity and regional
cooperation within the Indian sub-continent and in our
extended neighbourhood will continue to guide my government's
efforts," Patil said.
Regarding Egypt, she said, "We have an abiding interest in
peace, stability and development of countries in our extended
neighbourhood. Egypt has recently seen momentous developments.
As a democracy ourselves, we welcome the dawn of democracy
elsewhere."
Noting that the government has broadened India's economic
and political relations with the countries of Gulf, West,
Central and East Asia, she said India was now a party to the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Pipeline project which
could "potentially transform the energy scenario in this
sub-region."
Observing that many Indians were working in the Gulf and
West Asia and making valuable contributions to these
countries, Patil said, "We will continue to work for the
welfare of our diaspora whose contributions to India we
appreciate and whose links we will foster." (More) PTI