This was stated by the visiting Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay at a stakeout after his meeting with President General Pervez Musharraf and Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri here on Tuesday.
MacKay said "I discussed the question of selective mining of the border to control the unwanted cross border movement with the President and Foreign Minister at length and I am pleased to state that the President has signalled to give serious consideration to the Canadian proposals to avoid laying mines on the border."
Speaking on the occasion, Foreign Minister Kasuri said that Canada has recognised the urgent need to install a system and evolve a mechanism to control the unwanted movement on the Pak-Afghan border as Pakistan is fed up with the allegations that Pakistan was not doing enough to control movement of Taliban."
He said, "Since Canada is a close and valued friend, Pakistan would give serious consideration to its proposals as Pakistan Army also needs time to identify and work out modalities of selective fencing and mining of the border but Pakistan is determined not to allow uncontrolled movement on its border with Afghanistan."
He said that they also discussed proposals for expanded and broad-based relationship, marked by growing co-operation in diverse fields between the two countries.
MacKay said, "Canada has promised help in selective fencing, aerial surveillance, training and use of modern technology like satellite telephones and biometrics in the management of the border to make it safe and controllable."
He further said "Canada and the entire international community recognises that stemming the Taliban insurgency inside Afghanistan and their movement is not Pakistan's problem alone which has made great sacrifices in the international war against terrorism".
"Canada wanted to work with Pakistan and in this context would send its experts in various aspects of cross border management soon to make concrete proposals and work with their Pakistani counterparts."
He said, "Though Canada and Nato allies are very committed to continue to build capacity and stability inside Afghanistan yet Pakistan is a key in these efforts to bring about stability inside Afghanistan and for the entire region."
The two foreign Ministers said that Pakistan and Canada want to be strong strategic partners in promoting peace and prosperity at the regional and international levels.
They said that the two friendly countries have agreed to institute regular Bilateral Political Consultations between their Foreign Ministries to move closer to the vision of a multifaceted co-operation.
They emphasised that the Pakistan-Canada relationship should be underpinned by strong economic, trade and investment ties and renewed their commitment to take steps to strengthen bilateral economic and commercial interaction.
Kasuri also apprised MacKay of the status of Pakistan-India peace process, underling the need for moving from conflict management to the resolution of all outstanding issues, including the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.