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Ceasefire a `further step` to normalise Indo-Pak relations: EU
New Delhi, Nov 29: Coming out strongly against use of terrorism to achieve political goals, the European Union today described as a `further step` the ceasefire by India and Pakistan to normalise ties even as New Delhi made it clear that there could be no negotiations till cross-border terrorism stopped.
New Delhi, Nov 29: Coming out strongly against use of terrorism to achieve political goals, the European Union today described as a "further step" the ceasefire by India and
Pakistan to normalise ties even as New Delhi made it clear that there could be no negotiations till cross-border terrorism stopped.
After extensive parleys with the Indian side led by Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, European Commission president
Romano Prodi told a press conference, "Our position is that we
are simply pressing India and Pakistan to reach a peaceful
agreement.”
In a joint statement issued at the end of the fourth India-EU summit here, both sides came out strongly against use of terrorism in pursuit of political goals.
India stated emphatically that there could be no negotiations with Pakistan until cross border terrorism stopped, the statement said.
Appreciating the ceasefire decision, the EU said this was a "further step" towards normalisation of Indo-Pak relations.
Describing India as a "giant" not only in the economic but also political sphere, Prodi said tensions with Pakistan was one of the biggest obstacles to the role New Delhi has to play in strengthening regional cooperation and peace in the Asian continent.
"We are happy that there are many lights and many degrees of new agreements possible because this (Indo-Pak issue) is clearly a bilateral problem that must be solved between India and Pakistan," he said. Bureau Report
In a joint statement issued at the end of the fourth India-EU summit here, both sides came out strongly against use of terrorism in pursuit of political goals.
India stated emphatically that there could be no negotiations with Pakistan until cross border terrorism stopped, the statement said.
Appreciating the ceasefire decision, the EU said this was a "further step" towards normalisation of Indo-Pak relations.
Describing India as a "giant" not only in the economic but also political sphere, Prodi said tensions with Pakistan was one of the biggest obstacles to the role New Delhi has to play in strengthening regional cooperation and peace in the Asian continent.
"We are happy that there are many lights and many degrees of new agreements possible because this (Indo-Pak issue) is clearly a bilateral problem that must be solved between India and Pakistan," he said. Bureau Report