US supports India's list of 50 most wanted fugitives

Washington, May 26 (PTI) The Obama Administration
Thursday supported India's move to submit the list of its 50
most wanted fugitives to Pakistan, saying this is part of the
on-going dialogue between the two neighbours.
"I think submitting this list is part of this dialogue
that they have ongoing between their Home Secretaries about
steps that Pakistan can take to again reduce the threat from
Pakistan based terrorists against India. Obviously we support
that. We haven't really coordinated on that list itself,
though," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central
Asia Robert Blake said.
Lauding India's decision to hold talks with Pakistan,
he said, "One of the important decisions that the Indians made
earlier this year was to reengage on this full comprehensive
dialogue that they're now engaged on. Even though the
Pakistanis had not fully resolved many of the Indians'
concerns."
"Their two conditions that they had established
previously were that those who had been responsible for the
Mumbai bombings had to be brought to justice and the trials
had to be completed; and then that there had to be visible
progress by the Pakistanis to stop cross-border infiltration,"
Blake said.
"I think the Pakistanis have made some efforts in that
regard, but the Indians would be the first to tell you that
they haven't fulfilled all of what the Indians were hoping
for. But nonetheless, the Indians understood that they have,
like the United States, a strategic interest in helping to
stabilize Pakistan," he said.