” I can confirm that on the request of the Pakistani side, a meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will take place on the sidelines of UNGA at a mutually convenient date and time, just be a meeting, not talks or resumption of dialogue,we have not finalised the agenda for the meeting,this does not indicate any change in our policy towards Pakistan.”
— Raveesh Kumar, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, told the media in New Delhi on September 20. The meeting of the foreign ministers (Sushma Swaraj and Shah Mahmood Qureshi) is being finalised by permanent missions of the two countries in New York.
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