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Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he and his Indian counterpart S M Krishna had frank, candid and honest discussions on where we stand and how to move forward.We had frank, candid and honest discussions on terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir, recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Creek, economic cooperation and Siachen, said Qureshi.We made progress on Kashmir issue. We will try to build on what we achieved in the past. Pakistan has asked for amicable resolution of Sir Creek issue. We have to respect Indian point of view. We have agreed to continue this engagement in the days to come. Judiciary is independent in both India and Pakistan. Pakistan respects the judiciary, Qureshi added.I thank Qureshi for his remarks regarding good neighborly relations between the two countries. FM Qureshi and I have cordial and frank exchange of views on all issues between the two countries. Effective action against terrorism is required. Both foreign ministers had very useful exchange of views, said Indian Foreign Minister SM.Krishna.Krishna reiterated demand that Pakistan should not allow its territory to be used against India. Pakistan is preceding forward with the investigations of Mumbai terror attacks. We are indeed grateful to the people of Pakistan for taking care of Indian delegates, Indian FM said. Krishna added that Kashmir has a legitimate chief minister and maintaining law and order is the responsibility of the state government. India has several institutions which look into Human Rights violation in Kashmir.No concrete outcome from dialouges, says Haroon Rasheed Senior analyst Haroon Rasheed while talking to Dunya News said that India is not interested in dialogues and it is only due to American pressure that India is forced to continue with the dialogues. Indian leadership has promoted hatred against Pakistan so they cannot improve relations. He added that dialogues can never produce anything concrete.High level diplomacy adopted by both FMs, says Lt. General (R) Talat Masood Defense analyst Lt. General (R) Talat Masood talking to Dunya News said that both foreign ministers were trying to ensure that relations between the two countries do not get perplexed further. He said that India has strongly voiced concerns regarding Mumbai attacks while Pakistan tried to convey the concern on violation of Human Rights in Kashmir.Different stances on all issues by both FMs, says Dr. Moeed PirzadaSenior anchor Moeed Pirzad while talking to Dunya News said that the joint press conference was just a mere face-saving gesture. The body language of both the leader was very disconnected. Both FMs had differnet stance on all issues. There was no common ground. No agreement or understanding was made between the two countries.
