Prime Minister Gilani also invited Manmohan to visit Pakistan. Addressing a press briefing after the meeting, minister for foreign affairs, Shah Mehmood Qureshi revealed that the meeting between the two Prime Ministers was 'very good' and both the leaders have decided to resume the dialogue process, which is the only way to bring peace and stability in the region.
Qureshi said the meeting was successful and finally he (Qureshi) and Indian Foreign Minister S M Krishna were given a 'mandate' to work out the modalities for future dialogue and to 'build confidence on each side.' He said the two prime ministers after a brief meeting along with their respective delegations, also had one on one meeting in which all issues were discussed, and later foreign ministers and secretaries of both countries were asked to join the meeting again and directed to resume dialogue process at earliest.
It was a very comprehensive, cordial and a very friendly meeting, which continued for one and half hours, he added. "If I will give the gist of meeting, I will say it was indeed a very positive meeting... it was in the right direction, and it was in the right spirit and the two prime ministers reiterating the earlier commitments have agreed to resume the dialogue process between India and Pakistan," Qureshi said.
He described the meeting as "warm, cordial and engaging," adding that all the issues including Kashmir, Sir Creek, Balochistan and Siachen were taken up. "The meeting has ended on a very positive note and we have decided to move forward," Qureshi said and added that both sides have assured each other that they will not allow anyone to use their soil against each other.
"Action would be taken against culprits involved in Mumbai attack and Prime Minister Gilani has assured his Indian counterpart that perpetrators of the Mumbai attack would be brought to justice, however, "we respect the courts," the minister added.
When asked about any specific date for the meeting between the two foreign ministers, Qureshi replied: "we are ready to engage right now," and added that he needs to contact his counterpart to see when he was ready. The two leaders pointed out the trust deficit between the two countries and asked their foreign ministers "to bridge the gap and build confidence to take the process forward."
Qureshi said the Indian Home Minister will come to Pakistan to attend Saarc Home Ministers conference in Islamabad on June 26 and it is possible that the meeting between the foreign ministers of both the countries should be arranged before that.
Talking about the issue of terrorism, Qureshi said it was not confined to India and Pakistan...it's the issue of the region and the world and we need to adopt a common strategy to counter terrorism. When asked about the Indian involvement in Balochistan, he said: "Yes Balochistan issue was also discussed."
Qureshi quoted Manmohan Singh as saying that his country had no interest in destabilising Pakistan and meddling into its internal affairs. "We assure you we do not want to meddle in your internal affairs," he quoted Indian Prime Minister as saying.
Replying a question on water issue, Qureshi termed the water dispute between Pakistan and India as an important and sensitive issue adding that the summit also recognised that the region was under water stress and needed a regional approach for water conservation and management. He said that Pakistan always favoured long term strategic relations with India and now it depends on India what it decides. Pakistan is serious... it wants to move on as it recognises that terrorism is a global challenge.