Qureshi does U-turn on Krishna remark
PTI
ISLAMABAD, JULY 18
In a series of flip-flops, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he will not go to India for talks only for “a leisure trip” and backtracked on his earlier claim that his counterpart S M Krishna received repeated calls from New Delhi taking instructions during their July 15 parleys.
“I do not want to visit India for a leisure trip. I want to go for meaningful, constructive and result-oriented talks if the right atmosphere prevails and if they are fully prepared (for talks),” Qureshi told reporters last night.
He was responding to a question on whether he would travel to New Delhi for talks in view of Indian Government’s current position.
Following a meeting with Qureshi here on Thursday last, Krishna had announced that he had invited his Pakistani counterpart to visit India for the next round of parleys.
Qureshi also said he never stated that Krishna was on the phone with New Delhi during their parleys on Thursday. “I never said Krishna himself was making calls (to New Delhi).”
He contended that whenever he and Krishna agreed on any issue during their talks here on Thursday, a member of the Indian delegation would leave the room to confer with New Delhi and seek instructions.
The Indian delegate, who left the room, would then return and convey a message to Krishna, he claimed.
Qureshi does U-turn on Krishna remark
ISLAMABAD, JULY 18 In a series of flip-flops, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he will not go to India for talks only for "a leisure trip" and backtracked on his earlier claim that his counterpart S M Krishna received repeated calls from New Delhi taking instructions during their July 15 parleys.
