NEW DELHI: India today strongly rejected Pakistan’s contention that it was shying away from talks, pointing out that all the recent initiative of India to resume talks with Islamabad came a cropper with the Pathankot terror attack.
Pakistan had not denied its involvement in the attack, but any concrete action from its side was still awaited, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said here replying to a question at a media briefing.
”India has never shied away from engagement with Pakistan and is prepared to discuss all outstanding issues with Pakistan bilaterally in an atmosphere free from terror and violence. In fact, it is India, which has repeatedly taken initiatives to engage Pakistan,” Mr Swarup said.
His response came on a question in regard to the statement of Adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz in which he blamed India for scuttling the peace process, saying India did not want to discuss the Kashmir issue, so it was shying away from talks.
The spokesperson said it was Mr Modi who first invited Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to his oath taking ceremony on May 26, 2014 and after which External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who travelled to Pakistan in December, 2015 and held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia Conference which led to the decision to start a Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue. (AGENCIES)
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