Resolution of Kashmir row a priority - Qureshi

New Delhi/Islamabad: As India and Pakistan get ready to resume their peace process later this month, new Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has sought a "just and equitable" resolution to the contentious Kashmir issue.

Islamabad was keen on friendly relations with New Delhi and there were "signals of reciprocity" from the other side, he said ahead of the foreign secretary-level talks between the two sides to review the fourth round of composite dialogue that is likely to take place later this month.

"Pakistan is a sovereign country and we wish for the just and equitable resolution of the Kashmir issue," Qureshi said.

Qureshi stressed that regional and economic security, national defence and a "just" resolution of the Kashmir issue would be among his top priorities as foreign minister.

Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon is likely to travel to Islamabad later this month. Menon, a former Indian envoy to Islamabad, will review the progress of the fourth round of composite dialogue with his counterpart Riaz Mohammad Khan.

It will be followed by a visit by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to Islamabad in May-June.