rime Minister Narendra Modi has told his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan that India seeks normal and cooperative relations with his country, but for that an “environment of trust, free of terror, violence and hostility” needs to be created.
Modi wrote this to Khan in response to his congratulatorymessage earlier this month on him becoming the Prime Minister again.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also conveyedsimilar views to his counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in response to hiscongratulatory message.
“As per the established diplomatic practice, the PrimeMinister and the External Affairs Ministry have responded to congratulatorymessages received from their counterparts in Pakistan,” a Ministryspokesperson said.
“In their messages, they have highlighted that Indiaseeks normal and cooperative relations with neighbours, includingPakistan,” the spokesperson added.
The Prime Minister said: “For this, it is important tobuild an environment of trust, free of terror, violence and hostility.”Jaishankar also emphasised to his counterpartthe need for an “atmosphere free from the shadow of terror andviolence”, the spokesperson said.