India today said National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met his Pakistani counterpart Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua (retd) last month in Thailand, noting that “talks on terror” can go ahead.
Raveesh Kumar, the spoksperson of the Ministry of External Afairs, told reporters that the focus of the “operational-level talks” was “cross-border terror” and ways to ensure the elimination of terrorism from the region.
“India and Pakistan have a dialogue process and we have said terror and talks cannot go togther. However, there are other dialogue mechanisms like at the DGMO level or between the BSF and Pakistan Rangers.
“Similarly, the NSA-level engagement is part of operational-level talks. We have said terror and talks cannot go together, but talks on terror can definitely go ahead,” Kumar said.
The meeting between the two NSAs took place in Thailand nearly three weeks ago.
Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval attends a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the delegation from the seventh meeting of BRICS senior representatives on security issues at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Ng Han Guan/Pool - RC171D029450
