New Delhi (NVI): The Ministry of External Affairs today said that India desires a normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan and is committed to addressing issues, if any, in a peaceful bilateral manner.
“On key issues, our position remains unchanged. I don’t need to reiterate it,” MEA spokesman Anurag Srivastava said while addressing weekly press briefing here.
The MEA statement comes as the Indian and Pakistani armies have agreed to strictly observe all the ceasefire agreements. Both the sides have agreed for strict observance of all agreements, understandings and cease firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and all other sectors with effect from February 24 midnight.
“Both sides agreed for strict observance of all agreements, understandings and cease firing along the Line of Control and all other sectors with effect from midnight 24/25 Feb 2021,” read a joint statement by the two sides.
The statement also comes a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments on relations with India, in Sri Lanka.
While addressing the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Trade and Investment Conference in Colombo yesterday, Khan projected himself as someone who had always advocated peace and dialogue with India. In his address, Khan said that he offered India an opportunity to hold peace talks on being elected as prime minister in 2018 but New Delhi took two steps back.
The Pakistan PM has also said that Kashmir is the only dispute with India and it can only be resolved through dialogue.
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