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Pakistan hopes talks with India will be successful

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Feb 9, IRNA -- Pakistan has expressed the hope that the 
forthcoming round of talks with India would be successful and pave the
way for focusing more substantially on the comprehensive agenda to 
resolve outstanding issues including Kashmir. 
Replying to questions about hopes from the talks at a news briefing
in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesman Masood Khan said, "This should 
be a good beginning and both countries are able to identify the 
agenda, scope and prepare for more comprehensive talks". 
He said Pakistan and India have to zero in to focus on the issue of
Jammu and Kashmir which has bedeviled relations between the two 
countries. 
He pointed out that since the talks are being resumed after a long 
time, both sides will look at the agenda, structure of talks and 
future course of action. 
"Kashmiris at this point are not being associated." 
He however said, "the essences of these talks are about aspirations
of Kashmiri people". 
Pakistan and India are set to hold formal bilateral talks at the 
level of foreign secretaries here on February 16-18. 
TK/TSH/212 
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