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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that Pakistan is not shying away from holding a composite dialogue with India and is ready to discuss all bilateral issues. He said that SAARC members have proposed for the SARRC Charter of Democracy. He said that terrorism would be defeated jointly.Talking to media persons after arriving back in Islamabad post the SAARC conference in Bhutan, Qureshi said that the region is confronted with several challenges and said the presence of a trust deficit between the two countries.Qureshi said, We have Kashmir, Sir Creek, Siachen, water dispute, trade relations and terrorism as the major issues and that can only be addressed through the resumption of dialogue. We are not shying away from holding composite dialogue with India, Qureshi added. Qureshi also claimed that the meeting between the two countries PMs was held in a cordial atmosphere with both sides agreeing to better relations.
