India Sets Agenda for Foreign Secretary Talks With Pakistan

Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks will take place will take place at a “mutually convenient date”, reports say.

The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will soon meet for the first round of talks under the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue to discuss terrorism by Pakistan-based outfits, a senior government official told The Hindu, ending speculation about the future of bilateral diplomatic engagement.

We are resolving the scheduling problem as both Foreign Secretaries have busy diplomatic schedules in the coming days, but we are confident of finding a convenient date for their meeting soon.

Govt Official to The Hindu

Foreign secretary S Jaishankar who postponed the 15 January dialogue with his Pakistan counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, is now focused on the visit by French President Francois Hollande and other high-level visitors from Europe during the last week of January.

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