Germany will encourage resumption of stalled bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan while the South Asian situation would be a high priority area of discussion during foreign minister Joschka Fischer's visit to India beginning on Friday. Fischer, also Germany's Vice-Chancellor, is scheduled to meet external affairs minister Jaswant Singh and national security adviser Brajesh Mishra ahead of the launch of the six-month-long German cultural extravaganza in the presence of President K R Narayanan on Saturday. These meetings will be utilised by Fischer to underpin his country's desire for restoration of the Lahore peace process initiated by India and Pakistan, a German official said. Indo-German political and economic relations, nuclear disarmament, UN reforms and progress in German government's green card initiative are expected to figure in discussions during Fischer's three-day visit. Fischer is leaving for Jaipur Thursday night enroute to Delhi heading a 21-member delegation including members of Parliament. German President Johannes Rau was originally scheduled to inaugurate the event but could not make the trip as he was recuperating from surgery. Bureau Report