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Summary Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said India had realised that talks were only way to improve ties.
Talking to the media, Gilani said that Pakistan wanted cordial relations with neighbouring countries including India. He said that purpose of meeting with Hamid Karzai and Manmohan Singh was to strengthen ties. The PM said in the past negotiations were stalled with India, but talks were the only way forward. He called the recent rounds of secretary level talks with India a positive development.Gilani said Manmohan Singh also wanted that bilateral ties with Pakistan should improve. Pakistan and India held secretary level talks on issues of commerce, defence and security with an aim to resolve issues, he said.He said the two countries were tackling issues of poverty, unemployment, price hike and needed to invest more in health and education sectors. The Prime Minister said the upcoming visit of Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to India would provide an opportunity to the two countries to move forward with the process of negotiations. “In earlier talks, we discussed all core issues including Kashmir,” he said.He said Pakistan desired to keep good relations with the United States and would work with it on matters of mutual interest. The bilateral relations should not be carried away by emotions, he said and added the sovereignty of Pakistan would be kept supreme.
