Speaking in the Nepal's capital city, where he reached on Tuesday to
attend 18th Summit of South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation
(Saarc) Nov 26-27, Sharif said India cancelled foreign secretary-level
talks.
Earlier in the day, Sartaj Aziz, advisor to Prime Minister Sharif on national security and foreign affairs, on his arrival here denied that there were any plans for a Modi-Sharif bilateral. He, however, said that such a meeting could be held if Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj makes a request.
He said it was up to India to have "informal talks" with Pakistan.
Earlier in the day, Sartaj Aziz, advisor to Prime Minister Sharif on national security and foreign affairs, on his arrival here denied that there were any plans for a Modi-Sharif bilateral. He, however, said that such a meeting could be held if Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj makes a request.
He said it was up to India to have "informal talks" with Pakistan.
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday briefly met
and shook hands with Aziz on the eve of the Saarc Summit but later
clarified to media that "It was out of courtesy".
Angered by the Pakistan High Commissioner's refusal to call off talks with Kashmiri separatist leaders in New Delhi, despite Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh calling up High Commissioner Abdul Basit to request it, India called off on August 25, 2014, foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan.
Angered by the Pakistan High Commissioner's refusal to call off talks with Kashmiri separatist leaders in New Delhi, despite Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh calling up High Commissioner Abdul Basit to request it, India called off on August 25, 2014, foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan.
Source: News in Hindi and Newspaper
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