Summary Qureshi said Pakistan's desire for peace should not be mistaken for a sign of weakness.
NEW YORK (Dunya News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Pakistan won’t reach out to India again for initiating bilateral talks, as the onus was now on New Delhi to take the initiative after canceling Foreign Minister-level meeting at United Nations General Assembly.
Talking exclusively to Dunya News, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that relations between two nuclear neighbors are at the same point where they were some three years ago
He said that Indian government had revoked its decision to accept Pakistan’s proposal for a meeting between the Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of UNGA in New York.
Qureshi said Pakistan s desire for peace should not be mistaken for a sign of weakness. "We want peace. It does not mean, we cannot defend ourselves against aggression. We can, but we do not have an aggressive mindset," he said.
Taking about relations between India and United States, Shah Mehmood said the India-US engagement would not affect Islamabad’s relations with Washington.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Maria Mogherini during which way and means to enhance cooperation in trade and technology.
