Pakistan High Commissioner leaves for India after key meeting with FM
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ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan wants to de-escalate tension with India and desires to improve relation in the current situation.
He was talking to Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood in Islamabad on Thursday.
He said direct contacts are necessary to reduce the tension prevailing between the two countries. The Foreign Minister said both countries will hold discussions on 14th March in New Delhi.
They also exchanged views on Pak-India relations. Pakistan's High Commissioner will leave for New Delhi after the meeting.
Meanwhile, talking to his Luxemburg counterpart Jean Asselborn, in Islamabad today, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan has demonstrated restraint despite Indian intrusions.
He apprised the visiting dignitary about the prevailing situation in the region and India's ongoing atrocities in Occupied Kashmir against innocent Kashmiris struggling for their right to self-determination. .
Luxemburg Foreign Minister lauded Pakistan's role in talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban.