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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Singh’s positive thinking subdued by internal politics: Qureshi
MULTAN: The Indian leadership, particularly Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, has positive thinking, but progress in the dialogue process is slow because of internal politics and pressure groups, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday.
Talking to the media after attending the 10th convocation of the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), he said dialogue was the only way to settle issues between the two countries.
He said Singh knows the region and its economic requirements. “It is our desire that political forces should support his positive thinking to resolve issues between Pakistan and India,” Qureshi added.
To a question, the minister said Pakistan was taking all possible steps on the water issue with India.
He added that Pakistan had also suggested an Indus Water Treaty-like agreement with Afghanistan during last month’s visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to plug chances of any water-related controversy between the two countries.
To another question, he said Saudi Arabia was a brotherly country and Pakistan had no objections, rather would be happy, if Saudi Arabia played a role in resolving issues between Pakistan and India.
Qureshi said the US understands Pakistan will be more focused on tackling terrorism when it has no worries on its eastern border with India, that is why the US desires that Pakistan and India should resume the composite dialogue. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk