Pak committed to friendly ties with India: Khar tells Singh

Islamabad, Jul 27 (PTI) Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani
Khar Wednesday underlined Pakistan's commitment for "friendly,
cooperative and good" neighbourly relations with India as she
met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and handed over
an invitation to him from Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Khar called on Singh and conveyed to him greetings of
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani, the
Pakistan Foreign Office said in a statement.
On a three-day visit to New Delhi, Khar held a
bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart S M Krishna
today, following which she called on the Prime Minister.
During her meeting with Singh, Khar recalled that
meeting at Thimphu last year, the two Prime Ministers had
agreed that dialogue was the only way forward and pointed out
that the direction given by the two had led to the resumption
of the full spectrum of the dialogue process.
She reiterated the commitment of the Pakistani
leadership for "friendly, cooperative and good neighbourly
relations with India".
According to the statement, Singh welcomed the
progress made in the dialogue process and termed it as
"heralding of a new spring" in the relations between the two
countries.
He stressed that India wanted the "friendliest" of
relations with Pakistan and resolution of all issues.
The Foreign Office said Khar handed over a letter of
invitation from Gilani to Singh, which the latter "accepted"
and said "he would visit Pakistan at mutually convenient
dates". PTI
KAP