Sushma Swaraj to address Parliament today on Pak talks

December 14, 2015 08:06

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement today on her visit to Pakistan at 11 am in Rajya Sabha and 2 pm in Lok Sabha. A parliamentary affairs ministry release said that Swaraj will make a statement on her recent visit to Islamabad and developments relating to ties between India and Pakistan in both the Houses of Parliament during the next week of winter session.

Breaking the logjam in their ties, India and Pakistan had on December 9 announced in Islamabad that they have decided to engage in a "comprehensive" dialogue that will include peace and security and Jammu and Kashmir.

Capping a series of positive developments since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif met in Paris about a fortnight days ago, it was announced there that the foreign secretaries will meet to decide the modalities and schedule of the dialogue.

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