Mrs Nirupma Rao informed, both India and Pakistan agreed that Foreign Ministers and Foreign Secretaries of the two sides will meet soon in working out modalities of restoring trust and confidence in the relationship, thus paving the way for a substantive dialogue on all issues of mutual concern. She said, the two sides also agreed on the need to assess the reasons underlying the current state of relationship and to think afresh on the way forward.<br/><br/>Mrs Rao said, both sides agreed that dialogue is the only way forward and it is essential to open channels of communication which is good for the region and people of the two countries.<br/><br/>On a question that Pakistan harping on Sharm-al-Sheikh joint statement as the basis for talks, the Foreign Secretary said that the issue did not come up.<br/><br/>Similarly on issues like Balochistan and handing over of Kasab to Pakistan, Mrs Rao said, these were not raised during the meeting.<br/><br/>When asked whether Indo-Pak talks have overshadowed SAARC, She replied that bilateral meetings always take place on the sidelines of the Summit and SAARC has its own importance as a regional grouping to be overshadowed by such events.