New Delhi, Nov 11: In an apparent reference to Indo-Pak tensions over Kashmir, Pakistan today said a "right environment" to boost cooperation and development among Saarc countries was possible only if determined efforts were made to "resolve disputes" and not allow them to simmer. "Close cooperation and development can only develop in a regional grouping when there is complete political harmony among its members," Pakistan Foreign Minister Sheikh Rashid told the third Saarc information ministers' conference here.


Stressing the need for "creating the right environment, in which cooperation and development can flourish", he said "this would only be possible if determined efforts are made to resolve disputes and issues and not allow them to simmer".
Bureau Report