<br/>Soon after reiterating Pakistan's seriousness about normalising relations with India Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi said last night that he was unwilling to travel to New Delhi for talks unless India is prepared to hold a meaningful, constructive and result oriented dialogue, to resolve outstanding issues with Pakistan. He was responding to questions from reporters. The External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna had announced at the joint press conference in Islamabad that he had invited his Pakistani counterpart to visit India for the next round of parleys. Mr. Qureshi had earlier in the day said that Pakistan is very serious about normalising bilateral ties so that the two sides can make a new beginning of normal relations. The Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has also described Dr. Manmohan Singh as an honourable man and said that Pakistan wants the continuation of dialogue with India.<br/><br/>The Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has maintained that though there are differences in perception between India and Pakistan but the gap is not unbridgeable.
News On AIR | July 18, 2010 8:55 AM
Pak Foreign Minister unwilling to travel to India