Islamabad: Pakistan is not shying away from a dialogue with India, Sartaj Aziz, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, has said adding that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s logic in this regard is beyond perception.
Commenting on a recent statement by the Indian prime minister, Aziz told the national broadcaster that it is actually India which is avoiding a dialogue.
He said India is reluctant because it knows that it would have to discuss the core issue of Kashmir in talks with Pakistan.
“We have a format of comprehensive and composite dialogue with India that includes issues like people to people contact, visa and fishermen issue, trade and economic cooperation, Kashmir, Siachen and Sir Creek,” Aziz said.
He said in the past the two countries had reached agreement for reciprocal withdrawal of forces from the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir but the Indian army rejected it.
In a recent interview, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that due to his diplomatic efforts, the world had seen India was not reluctant to engage with Pakistan.
“Our approach has created difficulties for Pakistan, and they find it hard to respond on the matter in the international community,” Modi claimed.
