Pakistan stands by its principled stance: Salman

Pakistan stands by its principled stance: Salman
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Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir has said that through the recently held talks, Pakistan wanted to assess whether Indias behaviour changed.Talking to media at Wagah Border on his return from India, Salman parried the question whether the dialogue between the two countries resumed at the behest of US or not. Salman told the mediapersons that Pakistan stood by its principled stance, adding that dialogue is the only way to move ahead.However, he noted that talks must not be for the sake of talks only. I told India the urgency of resumption of Composite Dialogue and asked it to review the realities with an open mind, said Bashir.He said both sides agreed to continue the secretary-level talks in future too.