Amid speculation of an Indo-Pak bilateral in New York this week, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says “some suggestions” had been sent to India to take the talks forward and he was now awaiting its response.
“The talks can take place immediately if a positive response is received,” Mr Qureshi said, adding that any meeting needs to be “meaningful” and should produce results.
Mr Qureshi noted that at this stage a bilateral was still being worked out and that Pakistan had sent “some suggestions” through diplomatic channels to India about these talks.
Without going into specific details about these “suggestions,” Mr Qureshi told reporters on Monday he was now awaiting a response from the Indian side.
Mr Shah Mahmood Qureshi, however, refuted claims that Pakistan was putting conditions on India before holding talks.
“The suggestions that we have made are aimed at making the talks meaningful,” he said, underlining the need for “result-oriented, meaningful and substantive talks for the sake of peace and stability.” —PTI