Saturday, December 25 2004 19:01 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Islamabad: Indian Foreign Secretary Shaym Saran arrived in Pakistan today (Dec 25, 2004) for the second round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue beginning in Islamabad on Monday (Dec 27, 2004), saying the focus would be on building trust in nuclear and conventional fields and narco-trafficking.

"This time the main focus would be laid during talks with my counterpart (Riaz Khokar) at Islamabad to build mutual trust in nuclear and conventional fields and to counter narcotics trafficking," Saran told reporters before crossing over to Pakistan by road through the Wagah border.

"We have already narrowed down differences on issues like visa relaxations, which has already produced good results," Saran said.

On his arrival, Saran and his official delegation was received by Pakistan's protocol officials, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Shivshankar Menon and Deputy High Commissioner T C A Raghavan.

Later Saran left by air to Peshawar, provincial capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) where he would stay today and tomorrow.

He is due to arrive in the evening here tomorrow and take part in the second round of the Composite Dialogue talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Riaz Khokar on Dec 27 and 28.

The two Foreign Secretaries would formally kick start the second round with discussions on Jammu and Kashmir, peace and security and CBMs.