Talks not conditional to Pathankot investigation: Gautam Bambawale
Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan says India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary level talks expected soon
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale has on Monday said that India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary level talks are not conditional to the investigation of Pathankot Airbase attack, reported Dunya News.
Talking to media at a seminar on Pak-India trade, Indian High Commissioner said that the foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan will be held soon but the date is yet to be finalised.
The statement has come at a time when the tensions between the two countries are high after the Pathankot Airbase attack in the Indian Punjab. Gautam Bambawale has rejected the notion that the Foreign Secretary level talks between India and Pakistan are conditional to the investigation of Pathankot incident.
Indian High Commissioner stressed upon measures to improve bilateral trade. Bambawale said that India had no issues with Pak-Afghan relations.
However, he refused to comment upon Pakistani High Commissioner in New Delhi Abdul Basit’s statement about Siachen.
