Pak-India foreign secys meeting on Wednesday

In this regard, Pakistan foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani has arrived in New Delhi to review with his Indian counterpart Ranjan Mathai the bilateral relations and hold talks on issues of peace and security and Jammu and Kashmir.Ahead of his official engagements, Jilani will hold meetings with different groups of Kashmiri separatists.A statement issued by the Indian ministry of external affairs said, “The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet on Wednesday in New Delhi on July 4 -5 to discuss peace and security including CBMs, Jammu and Kashmir and promotion of friendly exchanges.”Since the meeting is taking place against the backdrop of the deportation of alleged LeT terrorist Abu Jundal from Saudi Arabia, New Delhi will raise the issue of continued support to the acts of terrorism directed against India. Apart from terror, the issue of release of Indian prisoner Sarabjeet Singh is also expected to be taken up by India, Indian media reports said.Pakistan is likely to again ask India to expedite solutions to issues like Siachen and Sir Creek, which both countries consider as doables. Recent talks on these two issues had, however, not yielded results.The two sides will reaffirm their commitment to stay engaged despite ups and downs in ties. The two top diplomats are also likely to finalise the date for External Affairs Minister SM Krishna’s visit to Islamabad to review the progress in the dialogue process with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar.