Summary How will relations improve if terrorism is not curbed? She asked.
NEW DELHI (Dunya News) – India’s newly sworn-in foreign minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday that India desires good and friendly relations with Pakistan, adding that the relations between the two countries cannot improve if terrorism continues, Dunya News reported.
Talking to media at New Delhi South Block after assuming office, Swaraj said that Indian foreign policy’s top priority is to improve relations with the neighbour countries.
She said India desires positive and friendly relations with Pakistan and that the process towards good relations has started with the meeting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
However, she asked how will relations improve if terrorism is not curbed?
Swaraj alleged that Pakistan is promoting terrorism, adding that the negotiations amid terrorism are not possible.
Earlier, Indian foreign secretary Sujatha Singh said on Tuesday after talks between the leaders of the nuclear-armed rivals in New Delhi that Modi "underlined our concerns related to terrorism."
"We want peaceful and friendly relations with Pakistan, however for such relations to proceed it is important that terror and violence is brought to an end," Singh said.
She added that Modi conveyed that Islamabad needed to "abide by its commitment to prevent its territory and territory it controls being used to stage terror attacks on India".
