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India says peace talks to resume with Pakistan
[Geo News] India and Pakistain have agreed to resume peace talks that were broken off by New Delhi after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Indian sources said on Thursday, a step forward in improving ties that impact regional security.The decision was made at this week's talks between the two countries' top foreign office officials in Bhutan's capital, Thimphu. "The new talks are in effect the formal resumption of the composite dialogue," a senior Indian government official involved in repairing ties with Pakistain said, referring to a 2004 peace initiative. A Pak government official wouldn't confirm the decision, but said there had been progress. New Delhi suspended a 2004 grinding of the peace processor between the two sides after the attacks in India's commercial capital in 2008. Posted by: Fred 2011-02-11 |
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