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New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani that all issues between the two countries can be resolved if the trust deficit could be eliminated, Parliament was informed today.
Making an identical statement in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the Prime Minister's visit to Bhutan where he met Gilani, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said Singh had conveyed India's "serious concerns" over terrorism emanating from Pakistan and sought expeditious action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack.
The minister could not read out the statement in Lok Sabha and laid it amid the din caused by members who were targeting Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum issue.
In the Rajya Sabha, members wanted to seek clarifications on the statement but Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan and V Narayansami said it could be done either on Wednesday or Thursday.
In the statement, Krishna said Singh had a cordial and frank discussion with Gilani.
"He (Singh) told him (Gilani) that if the trust deficit between India and Pakistan can be eliminated all issues can be resolved through dialogue," Krishna said.
Quoting Singh, the Minister underlined that good neighbourly relations between India and Pakistan were in the interest of both the countries as well as in the interest of the peace, stability and development in the region.
Singh urged Gilani to expedite action against perpetrators of Mumbai attack and was assured that Pakistan was serious about bringing these perpetrators to book.
Krishna said that the Foreign Ministers and Foreign Secretaries of the two countries have been entrusted with the responsibility to work out mechanisms on how the trust deficit can be removed.
End trust deficit to solve issues: PM to Gilani
Making an identical statement in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on the Prime Minister's visit to Bhutan where he met Gilani, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said Singh had conveyed India's "serious concerns" over terrorism emanating from Pakistan and sought expeditious action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack.
The minister could not read out the statement in Lok Sabha and laid it amid the din caused by members who were targeting Telecom Minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum issue.
In the Rajya Sabha, members wanted to seek clarifications on the statement but Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Prithviraj Chavan and V Narayansami said it could be done either on Wednesday or Thursday.
In the statement, Krishna said Singh had a cordial and frank discussion with Gilani.
"He (Singh) told him (Gilani) that if the trust deficit between India and Pakistan can be eliminated all issues can be resolved through dialogue," Krishna said.
Quoting Singh, the Minister underlined that good neighbourly relations between India and Pakistan were in the interest of both the countries as well as in the interest of the peace, stability and development in the region.
Singh urged Gilani to expedite action against perpetrators of Mumbai attack and was assured that Pakistan was serious about bringing these perpetrators to book.
Krishna said that the Foreign Ministers and Foreign Secretaries of the two countries have been entrusted with the responsibility to work out mechanisms on how the trust deficit can be removed.
End trust deficit to solve issues: PM to Gilani
Stupid but funny in its own kind of way 
