Colombo: On the eve of his two-day visit to India, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said he expects "substantive dialogue" on all bilateral issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, in his talks with the Indian leadership.

"I expect substantive dialogue on all bilateral relations, including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, in my talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh," a Pakistani daily quoted him as saying.

"The meeting with the Indian leadership is a follow-up to President (Pervez) Musharraf's meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New York," he told 'The News' daily on board the flight to Colombo.

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Aziz is currently on a three-nation tour of Sri Lanka, Maldives and India in his capacity as the SAARC chairman. His visit to India comes at a time when the two countries are preparing to begin a second round of talks under the Composite Dialogue Process.

The Pakistani Premier said Islamabad is making sincere endeavours to turn the corner in its relations with India. "We are engaged in a twin-track process of confidence building measures and composite dialogue. This would result in resolution of all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir," it said.

He said he would avail of the opportunity of being in New Delhi and convey to his Indian counterpart that "we can ill-afford to lose this opportunity to resolve long-standing disputes."

He said he was confident that Prime Minister Singh "would maintain the spirit demonstrated by him during his meeting with President Musharraf in New York in October."