Indian media reports on rumours of backchannel talks between India and Pakistan in UAE geo.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from geo.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Despite Pakistan s denial, Indian media cites speculation of Indo-Pak talks in UAE
Pakistan
Sun, Apr 18, 2021
File photo of Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (L) and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (R)
Indian news organisations have highlighted speculation of Pakistan s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi meeting his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in the UAE, despite Pakistan s denial of any meeting scheduled between the two.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrived in the UAE on Saturday where he is expected to hold talks with his counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and other UAE dignitaries.
India s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will also arrive in the UAE today to hold talks with UAE government on various issues, including economic cooperation.
UAE Ambassador
Last week, the UAE Ambassador to Washington Yousef Al Otaiba had confirmed the UAE is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a “healthy and functional” relationship. During a virtual discussion with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution on Wednesday, Al Otaiba had said that the UAE played a role “in bringing Kashmir escalation down and created a ceasefire, hopefully ultimately leading to restoring diplomats and getting the relationship back to a healthy level”. Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi during an interview with Gulf News in Habtoor Palace, Dubai.
Frozen ties
Ties between India and Pakistan have been frozen since a suicide bombing of an Indian military convoy in occupied Kashmir in 2019 was blamed on Pakistan, leading to India sending warplanes to Pakistan.
(Last Updated On: April 16, 2021)
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday that the Taliban has to “change based on democratic ways.”
Addressing Raisina 2021 conference virtually, Zarif stated
: “If they (Taliban) want to go back to their 90s ideology, it will be impossible, as there is a new and different Afghanistan today.”
Zarif’s remarks come a day after US President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced a full withdrawal of all foreign troops starting May 1.
According to them, all troops will be out of Afghanistan by September 11 – the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States.
Taliban Has to Change Based on Democratic Ways: Zarif tolonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tolonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.