New Delhi:  The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) yesterday (Jan 4, 2007) approved the agenda of talks that External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will have with the Pakistani leadership next week amid his hopes of a successful visit to Islamabad.

The CCS discussed in detail Mukherjee's two-day visit to Islamabad from January 13 during which he will hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri to review the Composite Dialogue.

"I obtained the brief from the Cabinet Committee. I apprised them (the meeting) and they approved the brief," the External Affairs Minister told reporters after the CCS meeting.

He is travelling to Islamabad primarily to extend invitation to President Pervez Musharraf for the 14th SAARC Summit to be held here in April but the opportunity will be used to hold talks on bilateral issues like terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek, trade and confidence-building measures.

Asked about his expectations from the trip, Mukherjee said, "I hope the visit will be good."