Type: Parliament Questions and Answers

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether Government has arrived at a consensus on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), particularly with Pakistan, and if so, the details thereof; and
(b) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI SALMAN KHURSHID)

(a) & (b) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 68 REGARDING “CBMS WITH PAKISTAN” FOR ANSWER ON 08.08.2013

Government remains committed to establishing peaceful, friendly and cooperative ties with Pakistan in an environment free from terror and violence.

Following the recent elections in Pakistan, Prime Minister conveyed his congratulations to the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan on May 12 and welcomed his publicly articulated commitment to a relationship between India and Pakistan defined by peace, friendship and cooperation. Prime Minister’s Special Envoy also visited Lahore on May 27, 2013 to convey this message personally, and used the opportunity to discuss ways to take the dialogue with Pakistan forward. Two full rounds of these talks have been held since the dialogue was resumed in March 2011; the third round began in September 2012 with the Commerce Secretary level talks in Islamabad.

As we pick up the threads of dialogue with the new government in Pakistan it is necessary that there is an environment which is free of terror and violence.

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