Pakistan ready for unconditional talks with India. Will PM Narendra Modi accept the offer

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Exclusive: Pakistan ready for unconditional talks with India. Will PM Narendra Modi accept the offer?
Speaking exclusively to Aaj Tak, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit said that the schedule of Pakistan's foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz is not cast in stone and if there was an offer for talks from the host nation, then it would be accepted by Pakistan.


Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit today said the Nawaz Sharif government is ready for a dialogue with India on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia conference in Amritsar next week.

Speaking exclusively to Aaj Tak, Basit said that the schedule of Pakistan's foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz is not cast in stone and if there was an offer for talks from the host nation, then it would be accepted by Pakistan.

Calling for a resumption of the stalled dialogue process between India and Pakistan, Basit said, "We can delay talks for months or even for years. But ultimately, a solution to the problems between India and Pakistan can only come through dialogue, and therefore, both nations must sit and discuss all the issues that confront them."

'Escalation along LoC not in Pakistan's interest'

At a time when heavy guns have been booming along the India-Pakistan border, Basit called for an end to hostilities and for the 2003 LoC ceasefire to be turned into a formal agreement.



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  Nawaz Sharif government ready for talks with India, said Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit
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  Basit said the 2003 LoC ceasefire can be turned into a formal agreement
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  Pakistan's Sartaj Aziz scheduled to be in India for Heart of Asia conference on December 3-4
  
  
  
  
  

"Escalation along the Line of Control is not in Pakistan's interest. The Pakistan army is heavily deployed along the country's western borders as part of the Operation Zarb-e-Azb and it is wrong to say that the escalation is being fuelled by Pakistan. We would like that hostilities along the Line of Control come to an end and that the 2003 ceasefire understanding is turned into a formal agreement between India and Pakistan," he said.

'Democracy in Pakistan has matured'

The Pakistani High Commissioner also said that the uneventful transition from one army chief to another showed a strengthening of democracy in the country. "Pakistan's democracy has matured in a way that the era of military coups is over. An equilibrium has been set. The voice of the people and democracy is becoming stronger. There's no question of a military coup in the future," Basit said.

The Pakistan government's overtures come days ahead of the Heart of Asia dialogue to be held in Amritsar on December 3-4. So far, Sartaj Aziz is scheduled to land on the morning of December 4 and leave the same day.

But the Pakistani High Commissioner has given enough indications to suggest that there could be a window of opportunity for the two countries to resume the bilateral dialogue process, provided the Modi government is interested in doing so. The diplomatic ball is now in India's court. Will PM Modi accept?



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Pakistan willing to hold talks with India: Abdul Basit


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[saiyan0321]

Ok a little bit down memory lane. Pakistan has been willing to hold UNCONDITIONAL talks from day one. Remember sartaj Aziz visits and meetings of the NSAs.

India has been wanting conditional talks that focus less on Kashmir and more on terrorism. This condition has been the downfall of talks. Modi will refuse jast as he has multiple of times bcz india wants conditions and pakistan wants unconditional talks.

 

[hussain0216]

Pakistan should shout this from the rooftops and ensure all agencies understand Pakistan is always ready for talks

 

[MadDog]

Any rational state seeks cooperative bilateral negotiations to end disputes, but this is not possible unless the extreme right wing govt in Dehli changes. It is akin to Chamberlaine and Daladier having talks with Mussolini and Hitler. Neo Fascist governments will always play a role of spoiler, talks would be fruitless.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

but on all issues including kashmir. sartaj aziz already said that.

 

[padamchen]

LOL I know exactly what every Indian here wants to post right now.

Chalo come, we will talk. LOL

 

[Peer Haman Shah]

Modi will not accept Pakistan peace talk offer,because he will not miss his vote bank of RSS,VHP etc.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Nawaz sharif want good relation with neighbor India. But it is not one way road, India should accept this offer. This is in the interest of both countries because we are permanent neighbor. We can't afford to fight every day.

 

[padamchen]

Modi will not accept Pakistan peace talk offer,because he will not miss his vote bank of RSS,VHP etc.

There is no harm in talking man.

His point before he became PM was very clear. Bombs and bullets and talk will not, cannot happen at the same time.

 

[Star Wars]

Nawaz sharif want good relation with neighbor India. But it is not one way road, India should accept this offer. This is in the interest of both countries because we are permanent neighbor. We can't afford to fight every day.

Both Modi and Nawaz were buddies before Pak foreign policy regarding India got taken over by the military.. Hope sense prevails and blood stops spilling...

 

[padamchen]

Nawaz sharif want good relation with neighbor India. But it is not one way road, India should accept this offer. This is in the interest of both countries because we are permanent neighbor. We can't afford to fight every day.

I wish for that too. But I am a middle aged man.

War is a young man's game.

 

[Rafael]

Both Modi and Nawaz were buddies before Pak foreign policy regarding India got taken over by the military.. Hope sense prevails and blood stops spilling...

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Modi will not accept Pakistan peace talk offer,because he will not miss his vote bank of RSS,VHP etc.

I think modi will accept the offer. What more India want, they took revenge of uri incident and 3 killings of their soldiers. Relation will become normalize within days I guess

 

[Ajaxpaul]

Simple agreement would do. No one creeps in from Pakistan and no one shoots from Indian side.

Continue for a few months, let Kashmir become normal, then we will talk about Kashmir.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Hopefully the talks will be fruitful this time. Both nations cannot afford to lose it's children in border clashes which brings only sorrows and no positives.