Pakistan and India have agreed to further increase bilateral engagements to promote the ongoing peace process between the two nations, the Pakistani government said in a statement Tuesday. The announcement was made by the office of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea.
"Both the leaders expressed their desire to intensify the dialogue process for further engagements," read the short statement. The meeting between the two leaders was "informal" and comes at a crucial juncture following an announcement by the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours of plans to normalise trade ties. Islamabad has announced plans to remove existing trade barriers by the end of the year.
The two sides resumed the mutual engagements early last year. Talks broke off after India suspended all bilateral interactions following a 2008 terrorism attack in Mumbai in which 160 people died. Delhi blamed Pakistan based militant groups. Pakistan condemned the attack and arrested at least eight people, including the alleged mastermind. They are being tried.
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