The foreign seretaries of India and Pakistan at a briefing on the bilateral meeting between the Prime Ministers of the two countries in Russia's Ufa.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in the Russian city of Ufa, on the sidelines of the BRICS and SCO summits. Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry briefed on the bilateral talks.
- Here are the highlights of what they said:
- Meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere.
- The two leaders exchanged views on regional and bilateral interest.
- They agreed India and Pakistan have a collective responsibility towards peace and development.
- They are prepared to discuss all outstanding issues.
- Both condemned terror in all forms and agreed to cooperate weith each other to eliminate this menace from South Asia.
- The National Security Advisors of both the countries will meet in New Delhi.
- Early meetings would be held between the heads of the Pakistan Rangers, the Border Security Force and both Directors General of Military Operations.
- Significant that this goes beyond conversations on hotline, given simmering tension along Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
- There has been a decision to release fishermen who are in custody on either side, within 15 days.
- An agreement has been reached to set up a mechanism for religious tourism.
- Decision to discuss ways and means to expedite the Mumbai terror attack trials.
- Additional evidence to be sent by India to Pakistan against those involved with 26/11 attacks. This will include voice samples.
- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Pakistan to attend the SAARC Summit in 2016. Prime Minister Modi has agreed.