Indo-Pak Foreign Secy talks on June 23-24

New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) Marking their second meeting in
four months, Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will
hold two-day talks in Islamabad from June 23 during which the
Indian side is expected to press for effective action against
those behind the 26/11 attacks, including elements in the ISI.
In the talks on Jammu and Kashmir, Peace and Security
and confidence building measures, the Indian side is expected
to voice its concern over the nexus between Pak spy agency ISI
and 26/11 attackers as highlighted during the trial of
Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana in Chicago.
"Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet
in Islamabad on June 23-24 to discuss peace and security,
including CBMs; Jammu and Kashmir, and promotion of friendly
exchanges," Indian External Affairs Ministry said in a
statement here on Friday.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will be meeting her
Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir for the second time since
February when they held talks in Thimphu in Bhutan on the
sidelines of SAARC Ministerial conference.
During that meeting, the two sides had agreed to resume
their comprehensive dialogue on all bilateral issues to
resolve outstanding issues in a constructive and
forward-looking manner, two years after India put on hold the
Composite Dialogue process with Pakistan in the aftermath of
the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
On Monday, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said
the two Foreign Secretaries will discuss all bilateral issues
and that Rana's confessions will also be one of the important
issues that will be taken up by India.

The Foreign Secretaries will also take "stock of the
progress made by India and Pakistan during the series of
parleys held at official levels on various issues such as
terrorism, water, trade and commerce.
In February, it was decided that meetings at the level
of respective Secretaries will be convened on
counter-terrorism (including progress on Mumbai attack trial),
humanitarian issues, peace and security, including CBMs, Jammu
and Kashmir, promotion of friendly exchanges, Siachen,
economic issues, Wullar Barrage/Tulbul Navigation Project and
Sir Creek (at the level of Additional Secretaries/Surveyors
General).