Source: China View

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Thursday said the fifth round of composite dialogue process between Pakistan and India would start soon.

Talking to state-run PTV channel, Qureshi said he talked to his Indian counterpart and “we both have agreed to restore the stalled dialogue process.”

Indian foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee would soon come to Pakistan followed by the visit of Indian foreign secretary aimed at starting the fifth round of the dialogue process, he said.

Qureshi said the decision of the Indian government was reflective of its recognition that a democratic government had taken over in Pakistan and now the dialogue process could prove positive and result-oriented.

Pakistan wanted to promote its relations with all neighboring countries for progress and prosperity of the South Asian region, Qureshi was quoted by the official Associated Press of Pakistan assaying.

To carry the process of normalization forward, Pakistan and India in January 2004 agreed to start the process of the composite dialogue.

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