Beijing: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has no immediate plans to visit India and any future trip will depend on "progress" achieved in upcoming peace talks, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri said.

Kasuri said that he did not think that the time is right for Musharraf to visit India in the near future.

"He would be willing to go, as he did in the past," he said while responding to questions on Indo-Pak relations in an interview to 'China Daily'.

"That depends on India. It depends on the progress of the peace talks. A lot of work has to be done (to create the atmosphere) for such a visit," he said.

Addressing Chinese diplomats and academics at a major think-tank yesterday (Apr 9, 2004), Kasuri said that the next round of bilateral talks is scheduled to be held in June this year to be followed by Foreign Ministers' level talks in August.

"Pakistan is ready to enter the dialogue process with an open mind and flexibility in search of a just settlement," he said, adding that Islamabad was looking for a solution, which is acceptable to Pakistan and India as well as the people of Kashmir.

He also indicated that Pakistan was also willing to discuss and make progress on other issues such as Siachen, Sir Creek, Wular Barrage, trade and cultural exchanges.

"These and Kashmir as well as security and terrorism are all part of the agreed agenda for dialogue," the Pakistani Foreign Minister, who was on a three-day visit to China, said.