Adviser meets Indian External Affairs Minister

Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Mr Sartaj Aziz met, today, the Indian External Affairs Minister, Mr Salman Khursheed on the sidelines of the SAARC Council of Ministers meeting in the Maldives.

The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere and both Ministers reviewed the progress made towards normalizing bilateral relations since the meeting of the two Prime Ministers in New York last September. Both agreed to continue in their efforts towards improvement of relations and also address each other’s concerns in a constructive manner. Satisfaction was expressed over the scheduling of meetings, at the technical level for cooperation in the power sectors and over the recent incident regarding Cross – LoC trade and travel CBMs, by both Ministers.

Islamabad
20 February

39/2014