India will continue to engage neighbours in dialogue: Antony

New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) Ahead of Indo-Pak talks,
Indian Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday said that
despite problems with its neighbours, India will continue to
engage them in dialogue to find a solution in the long run.
"Even though there are problems with some of our
neighbours, we will continue our dialogue process. Our hope is
that through dialogue, we will be able to find a solution in
the long run," he said, when asked if India would like to give
any message to Pakistan on the 12th anniversary of Kargil war.
"I don't want to say anything that will vitiate the
atmosphere because tomorrow there are talks at the External
Affairs Minister level,"the Minister said.
Antony said India has the policy to have friendly
relations with all its neighbours.
"We will continue dialogue on the one side and on the
other side, we will strengthen our national security
apparatus," he said.
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and Pakistani
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will hold day-long talks
tomorrow during which a host of key issues including Jammu and
Kashmir, India's concerns over terror, and steps to enhance
people-to-people contacts are expected to be discussed.
It will be preceded by a meeting of Foreign Secretaries
of the two countries on Tuesday during which the agenda for
ministerial meeting will be finalised.