Talks only when India is terror-free: India to Pak Thursday, December 2 2004 16:36 Hrs (IST) - World Time
New Delhi:
India has conveyed to Pakistan that a sustained and productive dialogue between the two countries requires an atmosphere free from terrorism and violence, Rajya Sabha was informed today (Dec 2, 2004).
Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed in a written reply said this was conveyed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during their meeting in New York, as also during Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's recent visit to the country.
Ahamed said New Delhi has told Islamabad the dialogue process is based on Musharraf's commitment that any territory under Pakistan's control will not be used for terrorist activities.
He said India has asked Pakistan to put an end to cross-border infiltration and dismantle terrorist infrastructure permanently.
To a question whether the US intelligence depended on Pakistan's ISI (Inter State Intelligence) to carry out anti-India activities, he said the US Government has conveyed that it is against cross-border terrorism and it will continue to press Pakistan in this regard.
On whether India has received any proposal from Pakistan for a solution to the Kashmir issue, Ahamed said Pakistan has only made procedural suggestions for discussing the matter.
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