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Foreign Secretary level talks: Talks with an open mind on all outstanding issues, says India

Ahead of the Foreign Sercretary level talks on Thursday India today said that it is going to the talks with an open mind to discuss all outstanding issues. Sources said that India is not going in an accusatory mode but exploratory mode to discuss all matters with the genuine and sincere aspiration to reduce the trust deficit between the two countries. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent says that the Foreign Secretaries meeting will prepare the ground for the foreign ministers meeting. India is excpected to sugggest more CBMs including greater cross LoC trade, more people to people contact and humanitarian issues to reduce trust deficit. <br/><br/>Pointing to India's core conern on terror sources said that New Delhi will raise this as well as the issues of infiltration and cease fire violations at the Foreign secretary level meeting and the meeting between the Home Minister Mr P Chidambaram and his Pakistani counter part Rehman Malik also to be held next week.<br/><br/>The Home Minister Mr P Chidambaram who is going to Pakistan on the 25th to attend the SAARC Home Ministers meeting will also hold bilateral talks with Pakistani Interior Minister . <br/><br/>According to official sources the Home Minister is expected to ask Pakistan to speed up the trial on Mumnai terror attack, take actions against those reponsible for the 26/11 and those pursuing anti India agenda. The question of handing over of Hafiz Sayyed will also be taken up. <br/><br/>India had recently given a dossier on the offences committed by Hafiz Sayyed, his links with the LeT. <br/><br/>Sources said that there is a need for Pakistan to ensure that there are no further attacks against India.

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