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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said he was ready to discuss all pending issues with India but insisted that the focus of the talks should be Kashmir.
"Kashmir undoubtedly remains the main dispute adversely affecting Pak-India relationship. While we are and remain prepared to discuss each and any issue, the focus should be on Kashmir," he said at a joint news conference in Islamabad with a visiting European Union delegation.
During his talks with the EU leaders, Musharraf said he maintained that Pakistan was ready to discuss all outstanding issues with India.
He alleged that ever since the Agra summit, India gave the impression that Pakistan was not ready to discuss any other issue except Kashmir.
Belgian Prime Minister and EU President Guy Verhosftadt urged both India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue bilaterally.
"The September 11 attack on the United States has led to a new global environment which offers new chances and challenges. We need to push issues for peaceful resolution," he said adding: "The time is ripe and the environment is there."
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