Summary Salman Khurshid has said that LoC incidents will not affect Pak-India peace process.
JAIPUR: Welcoming the "positive statements" coming from Pakistan for talks to de-escalate tensions along the border, Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said the recent incidents won t affect the peace process between the two countries.
"There is a positive content in the statement that has come from Pakistan foreign minister and high commissioner to India. It is welcome and it should be getting an appropriate response from our side," Khurshid told reporters here. He said the matter will come up for discussion at the three-day Congress Chintan Shivir.
"Peace process is not going to be undermined by these incidents. We hope that we will find a resolution to all these matters and we have treated the whole issue with great care and the closest attention possible," Khurshid said.
"Peace process is something in which we have invested a lot...and it was done because it is strategically and tactically important for India s role in the world," he said.
On the talks offer by Pakistan, Khurshid said: "We are trying to work on it and the prime minister has been trying to ensure things remain in control and our concerns are addressed and situation doesn t deteriorate. All these things have to be kept in mind."
