ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has sent a special invitation to theIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He had written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling forthe resumption of the peace dialogue between the two countries.

“PM has responded to PM Modi, in a positive spirit, reciprocating hissentiments,” shared Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal onTwitter, without specifying whether the communication was via a letter.”Let’s talk and resolve all issues. We await formal response from India.”

According to *Times of India*link,PM Khan specifically sought a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah MahmoodQureshi and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of theUnited Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York later this month.

During yesterday’s weekly briefing, Dr Faisal had said ─ while respondingto a question about the chances of a bilateral meeting between the FMs onthe sidelines of the UNGA ─ that no decision had yet been taken on it. “Weare engaged in the matter,” he said.

The letter from the premier is a response to Modi’s communique earlier thismonth to PM Khan, seeking “meaningful and constructive” engagement betweenthe two neighbours.